˜yÐÄvlog

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drove

1

[ drohv ]

verb

  1. simple past tense of drive.


drove

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[ drohv ]

noun

  1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
  2. Usually droves. a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion:

    They came to Yankee Stadium in droves.

  3. 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)

droved, droving.
  1. to drive or deal in (cattle) as a drover; herd.
  2. Masonry. to work or smooth (stone) as with a drove.

drove

1

/ »å°ùəʊ±¹ /

verb

  1. the past tense of drive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

drove

2

/ »å°ùəʊ±¹ /

noun

  1. a herd of livestock being driven together
  2. often plural a moving crowd of people
  3. a narrow irrigation channel
  4. Also calleddrove chisel a chisel with a broad edge used for dressing stone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

    1. tr to drive (a group of livestock), usually for a considerable distance
    2. intr to be employed as a drover
  1. to work (a stone surface) with a drove
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drove1

First recorded before 950; Middle English; Old English »å°ùÄå´Ú “that which is driven,†i.e., “herd, flockâ€; akin to drive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drove1

Old English »å°ùÄå´Ú herd; related to Middle Low German »å°ùŧ´Ú·É±ð³¦³ó cattle pasture; see drive , drift
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Synonym Study

See flock 1.
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Nieman's existing political convictions drove her away from "Girls Gone Bible," but she believes the podcast's power could lead other young women, who haven't thought these issues through as deeply, down a different path.

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From the flats of Pasadena, I drove uphill, into Altadena, with my heart going steadily downhill at each ashen block.

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But he drove the level of discourse down by more than a few notches.

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"I think getting into any new car is not easy but at the same time I drove already the simulator car quite well, it's close enough to feel the car," Tsunoda said.

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He drove her to High House Estate in Congham, near King's Lynn, which his family operated as a wedding venue, and after an argument, tried to push her down an old well.

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