droveverb
uk/drəʊv/us/droʊv/past simple of drive
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- back sth up
- boxed in
- bump start
- bump start
- bus driver
- car seat
- carve
- corner
- dip
- driver
- driving
- foot
- hold the road idiom
- manoeuvring
- motor
- motorist
- pull away
- scorch
- turning circle
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drovenoun [ C ]
uk/drəʊv/us/droʊv/mainly UK a large group of animals, especially cattle or sheep, moving from one place to another
droves [ plural ]
a large group, especially of people, moving towards a place:
Every summer droves of sightseers crowd the city.
Fans came in droves to see her concerts.
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pod
- pride
- shoal
- stud
- swarm
- team
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Groups of people
droveverb [ T ]
uk/drəʊv/us/droʊv/drove UK specializedto move farm animals on foot from one place to another
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Animal farming - general words
- abattoir
- animal husbandry
- aquaculture
- battery
- bedding
- beekeeper
- bluetongue
- draught
- heeler
- herd
- honeycomb
- lambing season
- milk
- nectar
- pen
- raise
- rear
- shepherd
- slaughterhouse
- wean
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drover
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdrəʊ.vər/us/ˈdroʊ.vɚ/
The drover walked alongside the oxen, gently tapping them with his stick.