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DROVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone

Synonyms:

drove; drove chisel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("drove" is a kind of...):

chisel (an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A moving crowd

Synonyms:

drove; horde; swarm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("drove" is a kind of...):

crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("drove" is a kind of...):

animal group (a group of animals)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple of the verb drive

Credits

 Context examples: 

The trap drove on, and a few minutes later we saw a sudden light spring up among the trees as the lamp was lit in one of the sitting-rooms.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As we drove up, we found the railings in front of the house lined by a curious crowd.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was the life in him, unwilling to die, that drove him on.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

I drove to the place—about two miles on the south side of Esher.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He was still tingling from this new experience when he came out upon the high-road and saw a sight which drove all other thoughts from his mind.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I have thought sometimes that it was this very pride, turning suddenly to madness, which drove him to it.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Well, Fanny, this has been a fine day for you, upon my word,” said Mrs. Norris, as they drove through the park.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

"I do my best; and have done it, and will do it," was the answer: he shut up the chaise door, and the vehicle drove away.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

A taxicab was waiting at the end of the road, so I sprang into it and drove down to the office.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She was put down in Camden Place; and Lady Russell then drove to her own lodgings, in Rivers Street.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)