Drove

  • 11drove — drove1 [drəuv US drouv] the past tense of ↑drive drove 2 drove2 n [: Old English; Origin: draf, from drifan to drive ] 1.) droves [plural] crowds of people in droves ▪ Tourists come in droves to see the W …

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  • 12drove — I [[t]droʊv[/t]] v. pt. of drive II drove [[t]droʊv[/t]] n. v. droved, drov•ing 1) ahb. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock 2) Usu., droves. a large crowd of human beings, esp. in motion 3) bui Also called drove′ chis …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13drove — drove1 /drohv/, v. pt. of drive. drove2 /drohv/, n., v., droved, droving. n. 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock. 2. Usually, droves. a large crowd of human beings, esp. in motion: They came to Yankee Stadium in… …

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  • 14drove — drove1 the past tense of drive1 drove drove 2 [ drouv ] noun 1. ) count a large number of animals, especially cows 2. ) droves plural large numbers of people: in droves: People came in droves to see the show …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15drove — I UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] the past tense of drive I II UK [drəʊv] / US [droʊv] noun Word forms drove : singular drove plural droves 1) [countable] a large number of animals, especially cows 2) droves [plural] large numbers of people in droves:… …

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  • 16drove — {{11}} O.E. draf, p.t. and obsolete pp. of DRIVE (Cf. drive) (q.v.). {{12}}drove (n.) O.E. draf beasts driven in a body, road along which cattle are driven, originally act of driving, from drifan to drive (see DRIVE (Cf. drive)) …

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  • 17drove — [[t]dro͟ʊv[/t]] Drove is the past tense of drive …

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  • 18drove — 1 the past tense of drive 1 2 noun (C) 1 a group of animals that are being moved together: a drove of cattle 2 droves (plural) a crowd of people: in droves: Tourists come in droves to see the White House …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19drove — noun 1) a drove of cattle Syn: herd, flock, pack 2) they came in droves Syn: crowd, swarm, horde, multitude, mob, throng, host, mass, army, herd …

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  • 20drovė — 1 drovė̃ sf. (4) Skp; M žr. 1 drova …

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