1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drive.

2. (a.) Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or storm.

3. (a.) Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.

4. (n.) The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of pressing or moving on furiously.

5. (n.) Tendency; drift.

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