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Definitions for drove
droʊvdrove
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Princeton's WordNet
drovenoun
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
drove, horde, swarmnoun
a moving crowd
drove, drove chiselnoun
a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
Wiktionary
drovenoun
A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
drovenoun
A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).
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drovenoun
A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven
droveverb
to herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Drovenoun
Etymology: from drive.
They brought to their stations many droves of cattle; and within a few days were brought out of the country two thousand muttons. John Hayward.
A Spaniard is unacquainted with our northern droves. Brown.
A drove of sheep, or an herd of oxen, may be managed by any noise or cry which the drivers shall accustom them to. Robert South, Sermons.
The sounds and seas, with all their finny drove,
Now to the moon in wavering morrice move. John Milton.But if to fame alone thou do’st pretend,
The miser will his empty palace lend,
Set wide with doors, adorn’d with plated brass,
Where droves, as at a city-gate, may pass. John Dryden, Juven.
Wikipedia
drove
A drovers' road, drove road, droveway, or simply a drove, is a route for droving livestock on foot from one place to another, such as to market or between summer and winter pasture (see transhumance). Many drovers' roads were ancient routes of unknown age; others are known to date back to medieval or more recent times.
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drove
"Drove" is the past tense of "drive", which generally refers to the act of guiding or controlling a vehicle or mode of transportation such as a car, truck, or bus. It can also refer to the act of pushing, propelling, or forcing something to move in a certain direction. Additionally, "drove" may refer to moving or pushing forward a particular cause or initiative. It may also denote a group of animals moving in the same direction.
Webster Dictionary
Drove
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Drove
of Drive
Drovenoun
a collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body
Drovenoun
any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove
Drovenoun
a crowd of people in motion
Drovenoun
a road for driving cattle; a driftway
Drovenoun
a narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land
Drovenoun
a broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel
Drovenoun
the grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work
Etymology: [Cf. Drove, n., and Drover.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Drove
drōv, pa.t. of Drive.—n. a number of cattle, or other animals, driven.—n. Drov′er, one whose occupation is to drive cattle: (Spens.) a boat. [A.S. dráf—drífan, to drive.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'drove' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2790
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Rank popularity for the word 'drove' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3418
Anagrams for drove »
dover
vedro
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drove in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of drove in a Sentence
I remember when I was a kid during summer vacation, I would go with him down to the station where he would do his radio show [before ‘Hogan’s], no chauffeurs, no assistants, no handlers. He drove 80 miles an hour to get there by six and be on the air live. Not one cup of coffee. No drugs. Just pure adrenaline and pure love of entertaining people. He craved it… [But he later] made some bad choices, some bad decisions… And he missed out on so much over these bad choices he made with people. It’s such a waste.
Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders:
Based on witness accounts, we have a vehicle that started north on Yonge Street from Finch and drove southbound at some point in times on sidewalks, at some point in times driving southbound in northbound lanes.
I am so sorry, there is nothing I can say that will change what I said. I drove back up there and tried to apologize and Donut Palace employee Keaundrea Wardlaw had gone. I regret every word that I said there is no excuse to ever say these horrible things. I only hope that by me sharing a public apology in this incident you could show me some grace. I was upset about another issue and it spilled over into this and I ca n’t apologize enough.
It was the taxable bond funds group's seventh straight weekly net inflow, ultra-short obligation funds (USO) drove the overall positive net flows for the group as they took in $1.47 billion. This is the continuation of a long-term trend as USO funds have had net inflows in 50 of the last 51 weeks for a total intake of over $69 billion.
There are signs he was radicalized in prison but is it that radicalization which drove him to commit these acts?
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