Meaning

noun hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

noun the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

verb operate or control a vehicle

originFrom Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

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