DRIVE (7)

Drive, n. 1. 1. In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight of the ball, etc., so driven.
2. 2. (Golf) A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a stroke.
6. 6. An implement used for driving; as: (a) A mallet. (b) A tamping iron. (c) A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops. (d) A wooden-headed golf club with a long shaft, for playing the longest strokes.