drove Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
  2. noun a moving crowd
    swarm; horde.
  3. noun a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
    drove chisel.
  4. verb operate or control a vehicle
    drive.
    • drive a car or bus
    • Can you drive this four-wheel truck?
  5. verb travel or be transported in a vehicle
    drive; motor.
    • We drove to the university every morning
    • They motored to London for the theater
  6. verb cause someone or something to move by driving
    drive.
    • She drove me to school every day
    • We drove the car to the garage
  7. verb force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    ram; force; drive.
    • She rammed her mind into focus
    • He drives me mad
  8. verb to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
    drive.
    • She is driven by her passion
  9. verb cause to move back by force or influence
    repulse; beat back; repel; drive; push back; force back.
    • repel the enemy
    • push back the urge to smoke
    • beat back the invaders
  10. verb compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
    drive.
    • She finally drove him to change jobs
  11. verb push, propel, or press with force
    drive.
    • Drive a nail into the wall
  12. verb cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
    drive.
    • drive the ball far out into the field
  13. verb strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    push; drive; labor; labour; tug.
    • She tugged for years to make a decent living
    • We have to push a little to make the deadline!
    • She is driving away at her doctoral thesis
  14. verb move into a desired direction of discourse
    aim; drive; get.
    • What are you driving at?
  15. verb have certain properties when driven
    ride; drive.
    • This car rides smoothly
    • My new truck drives well
  16. verb work as a driver
    drive.
    • He drives a bread truck
    • She drives for the taxi company in Newark
  17. verb move by being propelled by a force
    drive.
    • The car drove around the corner
  18. verb urge forward
    drive.
    • drive the cows into the barn
  19. verb proceed along in a vehicle
    drive; take.
    • We drive the turnpike to work
  20. verb strike with a driver, as in teeing off
    drive.
    • drive a golf ball
  21. verb hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
    drive.
    • drive a ball
  22. verb excavate horizontally
    drive.
    • drive a tunnel
  23. verb cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
    drive.
    • The amplifier drives the tube
    • steam drives the engines
    • this device drives the disks for the computer
  24. verb hunting: search for game
    drive.
    • drive the forest
  25. verb hunting: chase from cover into more open ground
    drive.
    • drive the game

WordNet

Drove imperfect
Definitions
  1. of Drive.
Drove noun
Etymology
AS. draf, fr. drifan to drive. See Drive.
Definitions
  1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body.
  2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton.
  3. A crowd of people in motion.
    Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. Dryden.
  4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. Eng.
  5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. Simmonds.
  6. (Masonry) (a) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel. (b) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work.

Webster 1913