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drove

/droʊv/
/drəʊv/
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Other forms: droves

Definitions of drove
  1. noun
    a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
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    type of:
    animal group
    a group of animals
  2. noun
    a moving crowd
    synonyms: horde, swarm
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    type of:
    crowd
    a large number of things or people considered together
  3. noun
    a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
    synonyms: drove chisel
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    type of:
    chisel
    an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
Pronunciation
US
/droʊv/
UK
/drəʊv/
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