action vs drive

action and drive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
drive	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drive is a hypernym of action; that is, drive is a word with a broader meaning than action:

action (noun)	drive (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
a military engagement	the act of applying force to propel something
an act by a government body or supranational organization	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism	the act of driving a herd of animals overland
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).	a wide scenic road planted with trees
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful	a road leading up to a private house
the series of events that form a plot	a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
the state of being active	the trait of being highly motivated
	a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

action (verb)	drive (verb)
put in effect	move into a desired direction of discourse
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against	(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
	(hunting) search for game
	cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
	hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
	strike with a driver, as in teeing off
	excavate horizontally
	push, propel, or press with force
	cause to move back by force or influence
	compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
	travel or be transported in a vehicle
	operate or control a vehicle
	cause someone or something to move by driving
	move by being propelled by a force
	urge forward
	proceed along in a vehicle
	strive and make an effort to reach a goal
	to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
	work as a driver
	have certain properties when driven