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Meaning of drove

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

drove

Pronunciation:/dɹəʊv//dɹoʊv/

noun

Definitions

  1. A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.

  2. (usually in the plural) A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively).

  3. (collective) A group of hares.

  4. A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven.

drove

Pronunciation:/dɹəʊv//dɹoʊv/

verb

Definitions

  1. To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.

    Example: You drive nails into wood with a hammer.

  2. To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.

    Example: My wife's constant harping about the condition of the house threatens to drive me to distraction.

  3. To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.

  4. To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.

verb

Definitions

  1. To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

  2. To finish (stone) with a drove chisel.