mean vs drive

mean and drive both are nouns.

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

Other hyponyms of mean include stand for, represent, typify, symbolise, symbolize, signify, import, spell, aim, get, aim.

mean (noun)	drive (noun)
an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n	the act of applying force to propel something
	a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a road leading up to a private house
	the trait of being highly motivated
	hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
	the act of driving a herd of animals overland
	a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
	a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
	(computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
	a wide scenic road planted with trees
	(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

mean (adjective)	drive (adjective)
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
characterized by malice
having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
of no value or worth
very good; of the highest quality

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