Drove

Definition: Drove

Drove

Noun

1. A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together.

2. A moving crowd.

3. A chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "drove" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Drove

Assemblage

Crowd, throng, group; flood, rush, deluge; rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe; crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party; swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove; atajo; bunch, drive, force, mulada; remuda; roundup; array, bevy, galaxy; corps, company, troop, troupe, task force; army, regiment; (combatants); host;crowd, throng, group; flood, rush, deluge; rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe; crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party; swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove; atajo; bunch, drive, force, mulada; remuda; roundup; array, bevy, galaxy; corps, company, troop, troupe, task force; army, regiment; (combatants); host; (multitude); populousness.

Multitude

Noun: mul numerous; Adjective: numerosity, numerality; multiplicity; profusion; (plenty); legion, host; great number, large number, round number, enormous number; a quantity, numbers, array, sight, army, sea, galaxy; scores, peck, bushel, shoal, swarm, draught, bevy, cloud, flock, herd, drove, flight, covey, hive, brood, litter, farrow, fry, nest; crowd; (assemblage); lots; all in the world and his wife.

Crosswords: Drove

She broke your heart and inadvertently drove men to deviant lifestyles (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

Ive brought them out here to get that stuff, and ive drove them home after they had it. It changes them On they way out here, they sit back and enjoy the ride (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;)

We drove a sixth away across the country in the wrong direction (Dumb & Dumber; writing credit: Peter Farrelly; Bennett Yellin)

One girl, I drove through three states wearing her head as a hat. (Con Air; writing credit: Scott Rosenberg)

We drove around until three in the morning looking for another open all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

I was dreaming while I drove (I Drove All Night; performing artist: Cyndi Lauper)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and the people were singin' (The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; performing artist: Joan Baez)

I'd sit on his lap in that big old Buick and steer as we drove through town (MY HOMETOWN; performing artist: Bruce Springsteen)

He drove a Pontiac, red, 1963 (Looking For A Place To Land; performing artist: Dakota Moon)

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean)

We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Drove of Western Cattle (1901)

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (performing artist: Joan Baez)

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Books

• Dog That Drove Home, the Snake Eating Mouse and Other Exotic Tales of the Animal Kingdom (reference)

• Drove Rider [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

• Drove Roads of Scotland (reference)

• How Georgina Drove the Car Very Carefully from Boston to New York (reference)

• She Drove Without Stopping: A Novel (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Roy Orbison: I Drove All Night (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Drove from Home Blues (reference)

• I Drove All Night [CD-SINGLE] (reference)

• The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down [LIVE] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Acer CD650P 50X Max CD-ROM Drove (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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A rough ride down Drove his head right into the ground Photo #1 of sequence. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Natives driving the "holluschickie." The drove passing over the lagoon flats Heading to the killing grounds under the village hill, Saint Paul's Island Drawing by H. W. Elliott. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Timothy took 'em for her, and drove off balancing 'em with one hand. Credit: Library of Congress.

Barney Oldfield, who drove Henry Ford's famous racer 999 to new records [in race car]--Mr. Ford stands beside the car. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Crow Butte." Near Ft. Robinson, Neb. and F.E. & M.V. R.R. -- In battle, the Indians drove the "Crows" up on the mountain and camped on the only approach, intending to kill or starve their enemy. The "Crows" killed and skinned one of their ponies. The hid. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

She was to convey Harriet, and they drove to the Crown in good time, the Randalls party just sufficiently before them

However, leaving that mystery to solve itself, or go unsolved for ever, he drove his task onward, with earnest haste and ecstasy

At Saint Pol he drove to the nearest inn, and had the horse taken to the stable

A sin, an instant of folly and weakness, drove Adam and Eve out of Eden and brought death and suffering into the world

One man drove each truck, and his relief man slept in a bunk high up against the ceiling

And lastly that he observed every animal in this country naturally to abhor the Yahoos, whom the weaker avoided and the stronger drove from them

One early thrush gave me a note or two as I drove along the woodland path

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Civil Liberties

Haiti

Unknown men asked residents to tell them where Soukar lived and to describe the car he drove. (references)

Syria

According to Sulayman's daughter, two men assaulted him from behind and beat him severely before Sulayman's neighbors drove them off. (references)

Turkey

A week later, during protests in Tunceli, Istanbul, and Van against police suppression of World Peace Day events, police detained HADEP officials and members, and allegedly drove an armored vehicle into a crowd in Van, injuring 1 person. (references)

Economic History

Laos

Phoumi Nosavan drove out the neutralist government from power later that same year. (references)

Mauritania

Continued Arab-Berber migration drove indigenous black Africans south to the Senegal River or enslaved them. (references)

Greece

Despite Italian superiority in numbers and equipment, determined Greek defenders drove the invaders back into Albania. (references)

Human Rights

Senegal

In September two civilians died when their vehicle drove over a landmine 4 miles from Ziguinchor. (references)

Macedonia

During his 24-hour detention, police severely beat Saiti, drove him to a site near his home, and threw him out of a car. (references)

Uganda

In February four Besigye supporters were killed when a truck driven by a UPDF member drove into a crowd waiting for a campaign rally. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

The fighting drove approximately 2,500 persons from their homes, including citizen Baoules and Kroumen who were caught in the battles. (references)

Political Economy

Philippines

An upsurge in fighting between government forces and MILF rebels in central and western Mindanao marked the first half of 2000 and the government drove the MILF from many of their traditional areas of control. (references)

Worker Rights

Morocco

In August 2000, during labor unrest near Casablanca, the nephew of a private transportation company owner drove a bus into a crowd of striking workers, killing 3 persons and injuring 12, in an attempt to end the occupation and obstruction of the company's bus depot. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "drove": drove chisel ♦ drove of oxen ♦ drove of people ♦ drove work. Additional references.

Beginning with "drove": drove-road, drove-roads, drove-way, drove-ways.

Ending with "drove": off-drove, out-drove, square-drove, straight-drove.

Albanian

turmë (bevy, concourse, confluence, crew, crowd, flock, herd, horde, huddle, jam, mob, press, rabble, rat race, rout, ruck, throng), tufë (batch, beam, book, bunch, cloud, clutch, Covey, crop, flight, flock, funiculus, group, herd, mass, muster, parcel, plume, ream, roll, run, scads, slip, stack, swarm, troop, truss, tuft, tussock, wad), kope (band, herd, pack, parcel, troop), grumbull njerëzish (crowd, gaggle, multitude). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نزهة في سيارة (drive), ‏قطيع (flock, group, herd, troop), ‏قاد (carry, command, conduct, direct, drive, govern, guide, handle, head, helm, induct, introduce, lead, lead in, lead up to, marshal, mastermind, navigate, officer, orientate, pilot, preside, run, see out, shepherd, show, show out, steer, take the lead, usher), ‏جماعة (association, band, body, clan, cluster, cohort, company, connection, connexion, corporation, gaggle, gang, group, horde, order, troupe). (various references)

Bulgarian 

черда, тълпа (cloud, concourse, cram, crowd, crush, herd, host, huddle, mob, multitude, press, rabble, resort, rout, ruck, shoal, squash, throng, train, troop), тесен отводнителен канал, тесен напоителен канал, широко каменарско длето, път по който се карат говеда, длаб. (various references)

Chinese 

驾驶了. (various references)

Czech

stádo (flock, herd, pack), houf (band, bevy, bunch, gaggle, herd, horde, shoal, throng, troop), hejno (bevy, Covey, flight, flock, gaggle, school, shoal, swarm). (various references)

Danish

drift (conation, cultivation, drift, drive, farming, impulse, instinct, management, Operation, revenue, urge), kvaegflok, kvægdrift (drive, droving, trailing), flok (band, flock, herd, integral herd, textile flock), besaetning (flock, herd, trimming). (various references)

Dutch

drift (are, bevy, cluster, collection, group, heap, herd, pack, set), vee drijven (drive, droving, trailing), kudde (are, bevy, cluster, collection, flock, good great group, group, heap, herd, livestock, pack, set). (various references)

Farsi 

محل عبوراحشام , گله (Covey, Discontent, Flock, Gripe, Groan, Grumble, Herd, Quarrel), ازدحام (Crowd, Host, Huddle, Hurtle, Press, Rabble, Swarm, Throng, Turnout), رمه (Flock, Herd). (various references)

Finnish

lauma (flock, herd, horde, host, pack, swarm). (various references)

French

troupeau en marche, troupeau, migration pastorale (drive, droving), conduite (drive, driving), canal d'irritation. (various references)

German

Herde (flock, gaggle, herd, livestock, stoves), gefahren (dangers, driven, endangerments, jeopardies, navigated, perils), fuhr (carted). (various references)

Greek 

κοπάδι (flock, herd, shoal), Μετακίνηση ποιμνίου (drive, droving, trailing), αόρ. του drive, αγέλη (flock, herd, pack). (various references)

Hebrew 

עדר (flock, herd). (various references)

Hungarian

nyáj (bunch, flock, fold, herd), mozgó falka, falka (bevy, flock, kennel, pack, troop), embertömeg (herd, swad), csorda (bunch, gang, herd, horde). (various references)

Irish

thiomáin. (various references)

Italian

mandria (flock, herd), gregge (flock, fold, herd), branco (flock, gang, herd, pack, parcel). (various references)

Korean 

몰았다. (various references)

Manx

imman (develop, development, drive, impinge), griaght (group, herd), bochillaght (herd, look after, shepherd). (various references)

Pig Latin

ovedray.(various references)

Portuguese

rebanho (bunch, cattle, flock, herd, livestock, troop), nomadismo pastoral (drive, droving, trailing), migração pastoral (drive, droving, trailing). (various references)

Romanian

turmã (charge, flock, herd, sheep, troop), trecut de la drive, mulţime (accumulation, army, array, body, boodle, cloud, cluster, concourse, crowd, dozen, fifty, flock, forest, generality, heap, herd, hive, host, huddle, lashing, manifold, mass, mob, multitude, muster, number, Peck, pile, plenty, populace, press, quantity, rabble, ream, shoal, sight, squash, stack, swarm, throng), gloatã (band, boodle, crowd, flock, heap, herd, mob, multitude, populace, press, rabble, riff raff, squash, the many, troop), ceatã (band, cohort, flock, gang, group, knot, order, pack, ring, rout, tribe, troop), cârd (band, bevy, flock, gang, group, herd, pack, shoal, troop). (various references)

Russian 

управлять;и)ехать, толпа (bike, boodle, crowd, mob, posse, rabble, swarm, throng, troop), гурт (herd). (various references)

Scottish

sgann (a membrane, a multitude, herd, membrane). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

stado (flock, herd), rulja (doggery, herd, mob, populace, rabble), krdo, čopor (doggery, herd, pride). (various references)

Spanish

manada (bevy, flock, gaggle, herd, pack, pod). (various references)

Swedish

kreaturshjord, körde, folkmassa (boodle, concourse, crowd, crush, mob), boskapshjord, boskapsdrivning (drive, driving, droving, trail herding, trailing), boskapsdrift, besättning (crew, garrison, herd, onlay, stock, trimming). (various references)

Turkish

yığın (accumulation, agglomerate, agglomeration, aggregation, bank, batch, budget, bulk, bundle, cartload, chunk, clamp, clump, collection, congeries, conglomerate, conglomeration, crowd, flock, force, heap, Hill, huddle, lump, mass, mound, pack, Peck, pile, raft, slew, stack, swarm, tons, volume, wilderness), sürü (cartload, cloud, Covey, crew, crowd, flock, fold, gang, herd, horde, pack, regiment, run, shoal, swarm), kalabalık (army, assemblage, cohort, concourse, congested, congestion, cram, crop, crowd, crowded, crush, flock, gaggle, gathering, hive, horde, host, huddle, legion, mob, multitude, multitudinous, populous, press, regiment, rush hour, shoal, spate, squash, throng, thronged, wilderness). (various references)

Ukrainian

стадо (brood, herd), гурт, гнати худобу на ринок, обтісувати камінь (nig), натовп (bike, confluence, conflux, crowd, flock, huddle, mob, multitude, press, rabble, throng), зграя (brood, flock, gaggle, nest, pack), продавати худобу, долото (chisel). (various references)

Welsh

haid (horde, swarm), gyr. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "drove": droved, drover, drovers, droves. (additional references)

Words ending with "drove": codrove, misdrove, outdrove, overdrove, redrove. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Drove" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arove, Darboven, darode, Dhruv, dorf, dova, dovel, doven, dovew, dovey, Dovre, dovy, drave, dreave, dref, drobe, droe, drole, drome, drote, droue, Drouet, drov, drovel, drovet, drovin, drowe, droze, druf, drufe, druhe, druje, druv, druze, drva, Durava, frove, hrvoje, Odrodek, srove, wrove. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: roved.

-1 letter: doer, dore, dove, over, redo, rode, rove.

-2 letters: dev, doe, dor, ode, ore, red, rev, rod, roe, voe.

-3 letters: de, do, ed, er, od, oe, or, re.

+1 letter: devoir, devour, droved, drover, droves, groved, overdo, overed, proved, vendor, voider.

+2 letters: avodire, avoider, bravoed, codrive, codrove, covered, devisor, devoirs, devours, divorce, drovers, favored, grooved, hovered, louvred, overbed, overbid, overdid, overdog, overdry, overdub, overdue, overdye, overfed, oversad, provide, redrove, removed, revoked, revoted, savored, vapored, vendors, visored, vizored, vocoder, voiders, vroomed.

+3 letters: approved, avodires, avoiders, bedcover, cavorted, coderive, codriven, codriver, codrives, coverlid, deviator, devisors, devoured, devourer, devouter, discover, disprove, divorced, divorcee, divorcer, divorces, endeavor, evildoer, favoured, flavored, frivoled, governed, groveled, handover, holdover, improved, louvered, lovebird, misdrove, observed, obverted, outdrive, outdrove, outraved, ovenbird, overaged, overawed, overbids, overbold, overbred, overcold, overdare, overdear, overdeck, overdoer, overdoes, overdogs, overdone, overdose, overdraw, overdrew, overdubs, overdyed, overdyes, overedit, overfeed, overfond, overfund, overgild, overgird, overglad, overgoad, overhand, overhard, overhead, overheld, overhold, overidle, overkind, overlade, overlaid, overland, overlend, overlewd, overload, overlord, overloud, overmild, overpaid, override, overrode, overrude, overseed, overside, oversold, oversuds, overused, overwide, overwind, overword, provided, provider, provides, provoked, reavowed, reevoked, reproved, resolved, revoiced, revolted, revolved, ringdove, savoured, unproved, vapoured, varoomed, vectored, verderor, vocoders.