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drove verb [ drəʊv ]

• past of drive.

drove noun

• a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body.
• "a drove of cattle"
Similar: herd, flock, pack, fold,

drove verb

• drive (livestock, especially cattle) to market.
• "these three men discovered the coal on the Dulkaninna Creek while droving cattle"
Origin: Old English drāf, related to drīfan ‘to drive’.

drive verb

• operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
• "he got into his car and drove off"
Similar: operate, pilot, steer, handle, manage, guide, direct, navigate, travel by car, go by car, motor, travel on wheels, tool along, bowl along, spin,
Opposite: walk,
• propel or carry along by force in a specified direction.
• "the wind will drive you onshore"
Similar: power, propel, move, push,
• urge or force (animals or people) to move in a specified direction.
• "they drove a flock of sheep through the centre of the city"
Similar: impel, urge, press, move, get going, herd, round-up, shepherd,
• (of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.
• "he was driven by ambition"
Similar: force, compel, constrain, impel, press, prompt, precipitate, catapult, oblige, coerce, make, pressure, goad, spur, prod,
Origin: Old English drīfan ‘urge (a person or animal) to go forward’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch drijven and German treiben .


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