1. past of DRIVE.2. n.1 a a large number (of people etc.) moving together; a crowd; a multitude; a shoal. b (in pl.) colloq. a great number (people arrived in droves).
2 a herd or flock being driven or moving together.
Phrases and idioms:
drove-road an ancient cattle track.
Etymology: OE draf f. drifan DRIVE