drove
/drouv/
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Definition
- 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
- a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
- a moving crowd
- a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together