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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
She said she drove him to the airport on 13 April and knew he had been staying at a hostel in Las Vegas ahead of the big wrestling event.
"When I arrived, I drove down St Anne's Road and there were cordons and quite a few police cars," he said.
“I remember that some of the soldiers that drove the tank into the Independence Palace that day were from my hometown,” the retired hospital worker said.
It started with her car that he mostly drove but never refuelled.
It's why Dr Bradley lasted only three months after quitting before "guilt" drove her back to the practice.
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