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rove
1[rohv]
verb (used without object)
to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to wander over or through; traverse.
to rove the woods.
noun
an act or instance of roving.
rove
2[rohv]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of reeve.
rove
3[rohv]
verb (used with object)
to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
to draw fibers or the like through an eye or other small opening.
to attenuate, compress, and twist slightly in carding.
noun
British.roving.
rove
1/ əʊ /
verb
to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
(intr) (of the eyes) to look around; wander
to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
(intr) Australian rules football to play as a rover
noun
the act of roving
rove
2/ əʊ /
verb
(tr) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
noun
wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
rove
3/ əʊ /
noun
a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over
rove
4/ əʊ /
verb
a past tense and past participle of reeve 2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rove1
Origin of rove2
Word History and Origins
Origin of rove1
Origin of rove2
Origin of rove3
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Some teachers are downright skeptical of the roving concept.
In the crowd, Sian was singing along and told a roving BBC Newsbeat reporter that she had seen the band a few years before with the same people she was with on Sunday.
I hired an electric violinist to rove around the bathhouse and play during the event.
The camera moves, shooting her from this angle and that, and occasionally roving over various covers of Christie’s books.
Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.
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