v.1. To arrive at a destination in a vehicle: I was standing in front of the house when they drove up.
2. To drive a vehicle upward, northward, or along some path: We drove up the mountain. The fire engines were driving up the street.
3. To drive some vehicle upward, northward, or along some path: Let's drive the van up to Canada. We were driving our new sports car up the street.
4. To cause something to increase rapidly: The scarce supply of oil is driving up prices. The interest in the new toy drove up sales.