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DROVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DROVE?

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Need another word that means the same as “drove”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “drove” in this overview.

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Drove as a Noun
Definitions of "Drove" as a noun
Synonyms of "Drove" as a noun (3 Words)
Associations of "Drove" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Drove” are: drove chisel, horde, swarm

Drove as a Noun

Definitions of "Drove" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “drove” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A road leading up to a private house.
A group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together.
A moving crowd.
A journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile.
A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire.
The act of driving a herd of animals overland.
A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.
Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.
The act of applying force to propel something.
A wide scenic road planted with trees.
The trait of being highly motivated.
A hard straight return (as in tennis or squash.
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end.
A stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone.
A device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium.

Synonyms of "Drove" as a noun (3 Words)

drove chisel	Hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver.
horde	A small loosely knit social group typically consisting of about five families. A horde* of beery rugby fans.*
swarm	A moving crowd. A swarm* of journalists.*

Associations of "Drove" (30 Words)

automobile	Travel in an automobile.
axle	A rod or spindle (either fixed or rotating) passing through the centre of a wheel or group of wheels. The exhaust pipe corrodes around the bend which goes over the rear axle* on motor cars.*
bicycle	Ride a bicycle. They spent the holidays bicycling around the beautiful Devonshire countryside.
bike	Ride a bicycle or motorcycle. My friends and I would ride our bikes.
bus	Ride in a bus. He always rode the bus* to work.*
cog	Each of the projections on a cog. He was a small cog* in a large machine.*
cycle	Pass through a cycle. The familiar four cycles of intake combustion ignition and exhaust.
cycling	The sport or activity of riding a bicycle. Cycle racing has three main forms: road racing (typically over long distances), pursuit (on an oval track), and cyclo-cross (over rough, open country).
cyclist	A person who rides a bicycle.
driver	A golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver. A taxi driver.
driving	Having the power of driving or impelling. A driving* ambition.*
freewheel	Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel. The postman came freewheeling down the track.
incite	Provoke or stir up. He incited loyal subjects to rebellion.
jalopy	A car that is old and unreliable. His father got worried about him driving that old jalopy* it wasn t safe.*
limousine	A passenger vehicle carrying people to and from an airport. The Prince was whisked away in a black limousine.
motorcycle	Ride a motorcycle.
motorist	The driver of a car.
mounted	Decorated with applied ornamentation; often used in combination- F.V.W.Mason. Mounted police controlled the crowd.
pedal	Use the pedals of a piano organ or other keyboard instrument especially in a particular style. She was pedalling a bicycle around town.
pulley	Hoist with a pulley. The tree house was built on the ground and pulleyed into the branches.
ride	A mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement. Investors have had a bumpy ride.
riding	The sport or activity of riding horses. A riding* accident.*
scooter	A motorboat resembling a motor scooter. Scootering is the most economical and practical form of transportation.
spoke	One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder.
streetcar	A wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity.
surrey	A light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats.
taxi	A boat or other means of transportation used in the same way as a taxi. The plane taxied to a halt at the terminal.
tram	Travel by tram. A tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine.
vehicle	Any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it. A vehicle* for a star who was one of Hollywood s hottest properties.*
wheel	Wheel somebody or something. A young woman is wheeled into the operating theatre.