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drove — [2] ► NOUN 1) a flock of animals being driven. 2) a large number of people doing the same thing: tourists arrived in droves. ► VERB historical ▪ drive (livestock) to market. DERIVATIVES drover noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
drove — I. /droʊv / (say drohv) verb past tense of drive. II. /droʊv / (say drohv) noun 1. a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group. 2. (usually plural) a large crowd of human beings, especially in motion. 3. Building Trades a. Also, drove… …
drove — 1. noun /dɹəʊv,dɹoʊv,ˈdɹɔʊf/ a) A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures. 2009, [ … Wiktionary
drove — drove1 past of drive. drove2 noun a flock of animals being driven. ↘a large number of people doing the same thing: tourists arrived in droves. verb [usu. as noun droving] historical drive (livestock) to market. Derivatives drover noun Origin OE … English new terms dictionary
drive in — verb 1. cause a run or runner to be scored (Freq. 4) His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Cause: ↑score, ↑hit, ↑tally, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drive out — verb 1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drive away — verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1) Drive away potential burglars drive away bad thoughts dispel doubts The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers • Syn: ↑chase away, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
point out — verb 1. make or write a comment on (Freq. 42) he commented the paper of his colleague • Syn: ↑comment, ↑notice, ↑remark • Derivationally related forms: ↑remark (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
go into — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 39) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go in, ↑move into • … Useful english dictionary
hot-wire — verb start (a car engine) without a key by bypassing the ignition interlock The woman who lost the car keys had to hot wire her van • Hypernyms: ↑start, ↑start up • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈhot wire f5 [ … Useful english dictionary
drive home — verb a) To push to or into a target. He grunted as he drove each nail home. b) To emphasize (a point) with tangible or powerful demonstration. Karli shook himself, drove home the last nail with a flat stone, straightened up … Wiktionary