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to drove

to drove

2 4.2
To move a group of animals from one place to another
  • verb
  • /droʊv/
translation icon : arrear
  • The cowboy skillfully drove the herd of cattle across the open field.

Examples

  • SHE LEFT WORK, AND SHE DROVE AWAY.

    The Vampyre Wars (1996)

  • That's why you go droving.I go droving 'cause that's my job.

    Australia (2008)

  • KIDNAPPING OF A SMALL BOY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL, YOU KNOW, A CAR JUST STOPPED, GRABBED THE BOY AND DROVE OFF.

    No End in Sight (2007)

  • During the summer, the ranchers often drove their sheep to new grazing pastures.

  • As the sun set, they drove the horses home from the distant valley.

Synonyms

to walk
vsto drove
172 1.0

To lead an animal on foot for exercise or control

focuses on moving animals between places, often in groups rather than individual exercise
to herd
vsto drove
13 2.1

To move or drive animals as a group

is about moving animals between places specifically rather than also tending or keeping them

Antonyms

to scatter
110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

Compounds

drove chisel
  • Specialized
9.8

A tool with a broad flat metal blade for smoothing or shaping stone surfaces

How Forceful

stampede
26 4.9
to drove
2 4.2
to herd
13 2.1

Surface Forms

drive infinitive
driving present participle
drives third person singular
drove past
driven past participle

Etymology

The verb drove is the past of drive, from an old English word meaning 'to push or move', so when you 'drove' animals you moved or guided them from one place to another.