A drive is a very strong need or desire in human beings that makes them act in particular ways. compelling, dynamic sex drives
If something drives a machine, it supplies the power that makes it work. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels
If the wind, rain, or snow drives in a particular direction, it moves with great force in that direction. Rain drove against the window. + driving driv·ing He crashed into a tree in driving rain
cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for the computer"
Another name for alley or lane Also the revolving action of a ball as it contacts the pins
the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
You use drive to refer to the mechanical part of a computer which reads the data on disks and tapes, or writes data onto them. equipment such as terminals, tape drives or printers. see also disk drive
strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
A machine that reads data from and writes data onto a disk A disk drive rotates the disk very fast and has one or more heads that read and write data There are different types of disk drives for different types of disks For example, a hard disk drive (HDD) reads and writes hard disks, and a floppy drive (FDD) accesses floppy disks A magnetic disk drive reads magnetic disks, and an optical drive reads optical disks (CD-ROMs)
cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
If you drive people or animals somewhere, you make them go to or from that place. The last offensive drove thousands of people into Thailand The smoke also drove mosquitoes away