drove
1
[ drohv ]
/ droʊv /
verb
simple past tense of drive.
Words nearby drove
drought,
droughty,
drouk,
droukit,
drouthy,
drove,
drover,
drown,
drown one's sorrows,
drown out,
drowned valley
Definition for drove (2 of 3)
drove
2
[ drohv ]
/ droʊv /
noun
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
Usually droves.
a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion: They came to Yankee Stadium in droves.
Also called drove chisel. Masonry.
a chisel, from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) broad at the edge, for dressing stones to an approximately true surface.
verb (used with or without object), droved, drov·ing.
to drive or deal in (cattle) as a drover; herd.
Masonry.
to work or smooth (stone) as with a drove.
Origin of drove
2
before 950; Middle English; Old English
drāf that which is driven, i.e., herd, flock; akin to
drive
Definition for drove (3 of 3)
Origin of drive
First recorded before 900; Middle English
drīven, Old English
drīfan; cognate with Dutch
drijven, Old Norse
drīfa, Gothic
dreiban, German
treiben
SYNONYMS FOR drive
synonym study for drive
2, 15.
Drive,
ride are used interchangeably to mean traveling in an automobile or, formerly, in a horse-drawn vehicle. These two words are not synonyms in other connections. To
drive is to maneuver, guide, or steer the progress of a vehicle, animal, etc.:
to drive a bus, a horse. To
ride is to be carried about by an animal or be carried as a passenger in a vehicle:
to ride a horse, a train, a bus.
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British Dictionary definitions for drove (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for drove (2 of 3)
drove
2
/ (drəʊv) /
noun
a herd of livestock being driven together
(often plural)
a moving crowd of people
a narrow irrigation channel
Also called: drove 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 Origin for drove
Old English
drāf herd; related to Middle Low German
drēfwech cattle pasture; see
drive,
drift
British Dictionary definitions for drove (3 of 3)
drive
/ (draɪv) /
verb drives, driving, drove (drəʊv) or driven (ˈdrɪvən)
noun
Derived forms of drive
drivable or driveable, adjective drivability or driveability, nounWord Origin for drive
Old English
drīfan; related to Old Frisian
drīva, Old Norse
drīfa, Gothic
dreiban, Old High German
trīban
Medical definitions for drove
drive
[ drīv ]
n.
A strong motivating tendency or instinct, especially of sexual or aggressive origin, that prompts activity toward a particular end.