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drove
1[ drohv ]
drove
2[ drohv ]
noun
- Usually droves. a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion:
They came to Yankee Stadium in droves.
- Also called drove chis·el. Masonry. a chisel, from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) broad at the edge, for dressing stones to an approximately true surface.
verb (used with or without object)
- to drive or deal in (cattle) as a drover; herd.
- Masonry. to work or smooth (stone) as with a drove.
drove
1/ əʊ /
verb
- the past tense of drive
drove
2/ əʊ /
noun
- a herd of livestock being driven together
- often plural a moving crowd of people
- a narrow irrigation channel
- Also calleddrove chisel a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
verb
- tr to drive (a group of livestock), usually for a considerable distance
- intr to be employed as a drover
- to work (a stone surface) with a drove
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of drove1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Linh and her friends screamed in delight as a truck carrying soldiers drove past.
The BBC story concludes by highlighting the desperation that drove the Trumpists in that community to make a Faustian bargain with their “savior”:
Though toys lit his spark, it was his uncles’ street-racing days, and the Japanese cars they drove, that ultimately shaped his taste.
Four people, including children, were killed and several others injured when a vehicle drove through a building used by an after-school camp in Illinois.
Eleven people died and many more were hospitalised after a man drove an SUV through the crowd.
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