• Finnish: draivi
• German: Abschlag, Drive

• Finnish: laakapallo
• German: Drive

Danish

Etymology

Old Norse drífa

Verb

drive

1. to drive

Drive may refer to:

• In physics, drive means to impart forward motion to by physical force.
• In psychology, drive is an alternate name for motivation.
• In computing, drive is a device for mass storage.
• In electrical engineering, a drive is an electronic device to provide power to a motor or servo.
• In cricket, a drive is a generic name for a number of shots played by a Batsman that tend to go in front of the batsman or 'down the ground'.
• In golf, drive is a very long golf shot, usually the first shot hit.
• In rugby, a drive is the act of pushing the opposition back in a scrum, maul or ruck. This is often done by the forward pack.
• In american football, a drive is a series of offensive plays during a possession.
• In basketball, driving is getting near the rim with the ball, often for an easier shot.
• In radio industry, drive is a time shift in the late afternoon.
• A drive (charity) can be the act of a charity collecting items other than money.
• In dog training drives are categories of behaviors that dogs instinctively find rewarding. Examples include prey drive, food drive and defense drive.
• In spacecraft propulsion, a drive is a thruster.
• Driving is the act of controlling a vehicle.
• DRIVE Act
• Drive is short for driveway.
• As a proper noun, drive is Chicago slang term for Lake Shore Drive

Movies and television

• Drive (film), a 1997 film
• WDRV The Drive, a Chicago classic rock station (97.1 FM)
• Drive (TV series), a cancelled FOX television series
• “Drive” (Voyager episode), an episode of Star Trek: Voyager

Music

• Drive (album), the debut solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga
• Drive (Steve Wariner album)
• Drive (Alan Jackson album)

• "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," a single from this album

• Drive (Robert Palmer album)
• Drive (Graham Colton Band album)
• Drive (Gearwhore album)
• "Drive" (The Cars song), by The Cars
• "Drive" (R.E.M. song), by R.E.M.
• "Drive" (Incubus song), by Incubus
• "Drive" (Shannon Noll song), a song by Shannon Noll
• "Drive," a song by Blind Melon from their 1992 album Blind Melon
• "Drive" (Client song), by Client
• "Drive", the opening theme song of the 1980s TV series Hardcastle and McCormick written by Mike Post
• "Drive," a song by Vanessa (Anne) Hudgens from her debut 2006 album, V.

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