drove

Definition

  • noun: a large group of people or animals that move or act together
  • noun: a group of animals driven or moving in a body
  • past tense of 'drive'
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: driftway

Examples

  • The new store 'drove' him out of business. [=caused him to go out of business]

  • She 'test-drove' four or five different cars before deciding on one.

  • People came 'in droves' [=many people came] to hear her sing.

Movie quotes

  • (..) kilometers. Am I reading that right? Are you asking me? I am. Yes, sir. Mark drove two hours straightaway from the hab... Did a short Eva and then drove for another two. We think the Eva was to change batteries. (..)
    2015 The Martian
  • (..) when it first happened? In the projects, over in Hyde Park. Over by the Stop & Shop? Yeah. You know it? Yeah, I drove a cab for a few years. Open early. Bad coffee, right? Yeah. I guess. How old were you (..)
    2015 Spotlight
  • (..) I know you from somewhere. Right. I sold you a vintage 's hot rod back in the mid-'s. You were clean, shaven back then. Because I was a kid. But you drove a hot rod, Hodgins? No, I did not. The lemon he sold me broke down after a week. Body parts in park, mystery needs solving. (..)
    2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3