DRIVE Crossword Clue & Answer

Definition of drive

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium; (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash); a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"; a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"; a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire; a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"; cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"; 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"; cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; "drive the ball far out into the field"; compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally