drove
noun · verb
Form of drive , past tense of drive.
Simple meaning
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it.
Pronunciation
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drohvIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdɹoʊv
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
figurativelyby extensionusually in the plural
A large number of people on the move.
A road or track along which cattle are habitually, used to be or could be driven; a droveway.
collective
A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
A stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface.
verb
past tense of drive
Operate or control a vehicle
To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.
transitive
To finish (stone) with a drove chisel.
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