rove
1 of 5verb (1)
ˈrōv 
roved; roving
intransitive verb
: to move aimlessly : roam
transitive verb
: to wander through or over
rove
2 of 5noun (1)
: an act or instance of wandering
rove
3 of 5past tense and past participle of reeve
rove
4 of 5verb (2)
roved; roving
transitive verb
: to join (textile fibers) with a slight twist and draw out into roving
rove
5 of 5noun
: roving
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- bat
- cruise
- drift
- float
- gad (about)
- gallivant
- galavant
- kick around
- knock (about)
- maunder
- meander
- mooch
- ramble
- range
- roam
- traipse
- wander
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin
Verb (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (1)
circa 1550, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1782, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1789, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing rove
Kids Definition
rove
verb
ˈrōv
roved; roving
: to wander without definite plan or direction
roved
verb
as in roamed
to move about from place to place aimlessly buffalo roving over the vast plains Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- roamed
- wandered
- strolled
- drifted
- cruised
- floated
- meandered
- ranged
- traipsed
- gallivanted
- batted
- sauntered
- rambled
- ambled
- mooched
- maundered
- galavanted
- tramped
- gadded (about)
- strayed
- knocked (about)
- dawdled
- straggled
- kicked around
- hoboed
- moped
- gypsied
- vagabonded
- milled (about or around)
- a poor second
- a poor second/third/fourth
- a poor third
- a pop
- A post
- a posteriori
- A power supply
- a pretty penny
- a price on someone's head
- a priori
- a punta d'arco
- a quarter after
- a quarter of
- a quarter past
- a quarter to
- a question mark over
- a question of
- a race against the clock
- a race against time
- a rap across the knuckles
- a rap on the knuckles
- a rap on/over/across the knuckles
- a rap over the knuckles
- a raw deal
- a red rag to a bull