(1):

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

(2):

(n.) Tendency; drift.

(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):

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