| Drove 1. (imp.) of Drive. 2. (imp.) of Drive. 3. (n.) A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine, driven in a body. 4. (n.) Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. 5. (n.) A crowd of people in motion. 6. (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway. 7. (n.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land. 8. (n.) A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface; -- called also drove chisel. 9. (n.) The grooved surface of stone finished by the drove chisel; -- called also drove work. Thesaurus Entries army, bunch, cage, colony, corral, crush, drift, drive, flock, gam, gang, goad, herd, horde, host, kennel, lash, litter, multitude, pack, pod, press, prick, pride, punch cattle, push, ride herd on, round up, run, school, shepherd, shoal, skulk, sloth, spur, squash, throng, trip, troop, whip, wrangle |