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droves, plural;
  1. A herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
    • - a drove of cattle
  2. A large number of people or things doing or undergoing the same thing
    • - tourists have stayed away in droves this summer
  3. A broad chisel for use by stonemasons

  1. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
  2. a moving crowd
  3. a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone
  4. (drive) operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
  5. (drive) the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
  6. (drive) a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
  7. A drovers' road, drove or droveway is a route for driving livestock on foot from one place to another, such as to market or between summer and winter pasture (see transhumance). ...
  8. (Drive (American football)) The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football.
  9. (Drive (Band)) Drive (Band) was a five-piece progressive metal, power metal, heavy metal, and hard rock band formed in Houston, Texas, USA by Rick Chavez. They released two albums, Characters in Time (1988) and Diablero (1992).
  10. (Drive (baseball)) or on first and third, the runner on first steals second and trys to get the catcher to throw down to second so that the runner on third can steal home.
  11. (Drive (Béla Fleck album)) Drive is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck. The album was produced toward the end of Fleck's New Grass Revival carrier and before the Flecktones were formed and included an all-star list of bluegrass performers.
  12. (Drive (Bobby McFerrin song)) Don't Worry, Be Happy is a compilation album by Bobby McFerrin.
  13. A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures; A large number of people on the move (literally or figuratively); A road or track along which cattle are habitually driven; Simple past of drive
  14. (drive) Self-motivation; ability coupled with ambition; A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective; A motor that does not take fuel, but instead depends on a mechanism that stores potential energy for subsequent use; A trip made in a motor vehicle; A driveway; A ...
  15. (DRIVE) The assembly of the motor and gear unit used to propel the bridge or trolley.
  16. (Drive) An assembly of the necessary structural, mechanical, and electrical parts which provide the motive power for a conveyor.
  17. (Drive) That part of the rowing cycle when the rower applies power to the oar. This is a more-or-less blended sequence of applying power primarily with a leg drive, then the back, and finally the arms.
  18. (Drive) a fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
  19. (Drive) an offensive shot used mostly as a setup or in rallies, where the racket is in a normal position and the ball is struck at a medium pace.
  20. (drive) Shot from teeing ground other than par-3 holes.
  21. (Drive) A shot which is played from the tee, usually with a driver (a 1 wood).
  22. (drive) the series of plays a team puts together in an attempt to score.
  23. (drive (see pic above)) a hit executed by the batter in which he swings the bat in a long arc, much like teeing off at golf, and sends the ball in one of several possible directions.
  24. (Drive) An underground passage for exploration, development, or working of an orebody
  25. (Drive (D)) This allows the car to move forward and accelerate through its range of gears. The number of gears a transmission has depends on the model, but they can commonly range from 3, 4 (the most common), 5, 6 (found in VW/Audi Direct Shift Gearbox), 7 (found in Mercedes 7G gearbox, BMW M5 ...