Definition

1. Noun:
   • A moving crowd: A large group of people moving together in a mass.
   • A group of animals moving together: A herd or flock of animals being driven or moving as a unit.
   • A stonemason's chisel: A tool with a broad edge used for dressing or shaping stone.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • A drove of tourists descended upon the small village. (A large, moving crowd of tourists arrived in the small village.)
  • The farmer moved his drove of cattle to the new pasture. (The farmer moved his herd of cattle to the new pasture.)
  • The mason used a drove to smooth the surface of the block. (The mason used a broad chisel to smooth the stone's surface.)

Advanced Usage

• "in droves": In large numbers or crowds.
  • People left the city in droves during the heatwave. (People left the city in very large numbers during the heatwave.)

Variants and Related Words

• Drive (verb): To force to move in a particular direction; to operate a vehicle.
  • He can drive a truck. (He can operate a truck.)
• Drover (noun): A person who drives cattle or sheep.
  • The drover guided the sheep along the trail. (The herder guided the sheep.)

Synonyms

• Herd: A large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live or are kept together.
• Flock: A group of birds or sheep.
• Throng: A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
• Swarm: A large or dense group of insects or people moving together.

Related Phrases

• To be driven: To be compelled or motivated to do something (from the verb 'drive').
  • She is driven by a desire to succeed. (She is strongly motivated by a desire to succeed.)

Related Idioms

• To go with the herd/drove: To follow the crowd; to conform to popular opinion or behavior.
  • He never thinks for himself; he just goes with the herd. (He always follows what others are doing.)

Noun

1. a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
2. a moving crowd
3. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together