Definitions for drove

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drove drove

Spelling: [drohv]

IPA: /droʊv/

Drove is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in drove (deorv).

Definitions for drove

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:
3. 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.
4. the act of driving.
5. a trip in a vehicle, especially a short pleasure trip:
6. an impelling along, as of game, cattle, or floating logs, in a particular direction.
7. the animals, logs, etc., thus driven.
8. Psychology. an inner urge that stimulates activity or inhibition; a basic or instinctive need:
9. a vigorous onset or onward course toward a goal or objective:
10. a strong military offensive.
11. a united effort to accomplish some specific purpose, especially to raise money, as for a charity.
12. energy and initiative:
13. vigorous pressure or effort, as in business.
14. a road for vehicles, especially a scenic one, as in or along a park, or a short one, as an approach to a house.
15. Machinery. a driving mechanism, as of an automobile:
16. Automotive. the point or points of power application to the roadway:
17. Sports. an act or instance of driving a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like. the flight of such a ball, puck, shuttlecock, or the like, that has been driven with much force.
18. Golf. a shot, especially with a driver or driving iron from the tee, that is intended to carry a great distance.
19. a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters.
20. Electronics. excitation (def 5).

verb

1. simple past tense of drive.

Idioms

1. let drive, to aim a blow or missile at; attack:

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.

Verb phrases

1. drive at, to attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest:

verb (used with object)

1. to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion:
2. to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.):
3. to convey in a vehicle:
4. to force to work or act:
5. to impel; constrain; urge; compel.
6. to carry (business, an agreement, etc.) vigorously through:
7. to keep (machinery) going.
8. Baseball. to cause the advance of (a base runner) by a base hit or sacrifice fly: to cause (a run) to be scored by a base hit or sacrifice fly:
9. Golf. to hit (a golf ball), especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron:
10. Sports. to hit or propel (a ball, puck, shuttlecock, etc.) very hard. to kick (a ball) with much force.
11. Hunting. to chase (game). to search (a district) for game.
12. to float (logs) down a river or stream.
13. (in mining, construction, etc.) to excavate (a mine or tunnel heading).

verb (used without object)

1. to cause and guide the movement of a vehicle or animal, especially to operate an automobile.
2. to go or travel in a driven vehicle:
3. Golf. to hit a golf ball, especially from the tee, as with a driver or driving iron:
4. to strive vigorously toward a goal or objective; to work, play, or try wholeheartedly and with determination.
5. to go along before an impelling force; be impelled:
6. to rush or dash violently.

verb (used with or without object)

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

Origin of drove

before 950; Middle English; Old English drāf that which is driven, i.e., herd, flock; akin to drive

Examples for drove

So I drove around the corner to the trailhead of the logging road that led back to the crash site.

These he drove firmly into the soft bottom of a shallow lake.

He drove first to the Milbrey house, on the chance that she might be at home.

I ordered two chicken dinners and drove back around the lot to where the kid was sitting.

"Looks as if there were something doing there," said Percival, as they drove off the wharf.

We drove back down the hill, and the driver let me out near the Prado.

And he appeared so well in the victoria when they drove in the park.

As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.

As he drove up the Street, he glanced across at the Page house.

Then the two hopped in a car and “drove around Chicago like lunatics,” Wald remembered.