drive vs action

drive and action both are nouns.

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

As nouns, action is a hyponym of drive; that is, action is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drive:

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

drive (verb)	action (verb)
move into a desired direction of discourse	put in effect
(hunting) chase from cover into more open ground	institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
(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