Drove (verb)

1. To drive (a vehicle or animal).
2. To force or move a large group of people or animals forward.

Origin:

Old english drāf "a driving, a herd of driven cattle", of germanic origin; related to dutch drijf and german treib.

Examples:

1. He drove the car to the city.
2. The farmer drove the cows to the pasture.
3. The storm drove the sailors to take shelter.
4. The speaker drove home his point with strong arguments.
5. The police drove the crowd away from the scene.