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Definitions from WordNet

Noun drove has 3 senses
  1. drove - a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
    --1 is a kind of
    animal group
  2. drove, horde, swarm - a moving crowd
    --2 is a kind of crowd
  3. drove, drove chisel - a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
    --3 is a kind of chisel

Definitions from the Web

Droves

Description: Droves refer to large groups or crowds of people or animals moving together. It can also be used to describe a large number of people or things that are encountered or obtained at once.

Sample Sentences:

Sense 1 - Noun: The term "droves" is primarily used as a noun to represent large groups or crowds of people or animals.

  • 1. The protesters arrived in droves to express their discontent.
  • 2. The migration of wildebeest is truly a spectacle as they move in droves across the African savannah.
  • 3. The city streets were filled with droves of enthusiastic football fans after the team's victory.

Sense 2 - Noun: Within a different context, "droves" can also refer to a large number of people or things that are encountered or obtained at once.

  • 1. The store offered huge discounts during the sale, attracting droves of customers.
  • 2. The new iPhone was released today, and people lined up in droves outside the Apple store to get their hands on it.
  • 3. The film's popularity resulted in droves of fans rushing to see it on opening night.

Sense 3 - Verb: In a less common sense, "droves" can also be used as a verb to describe the act of herding or driving animals in a specific direction.

  • 1. The shepherd skillfully droves the sheep towards the grazing field.
  • 2. The cowboys droved the cattle along the dusty trail.
  • 3. The farmer used trained dogs to help him droves the geese back into the pen.

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