drive down

English

Alternative forms

• drive something down
• drive it down

Verb

drive down (third-person singular simple present drives down, present participle driving down, simple past drove down, past participle driven down)

1. (informal, idiomatic) To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

   Antonym: drive up

   The wind chill drives down the temperature.

2. (informal, idiomatic) To drive to a location that is south of one's current location.