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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rove1 /roʊv/USA pronunciation v., roved, rov•ing. - to move here and there at random: [~ + object]to rove the subways, looking for victims.[no object]to rove in the woods.
rov•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rove1 (rōv),USA pronunciation v., roved, rov•ing, n.
v.i. - to wander about without definite destination;
move hither and thither at random, esp. over a wide area.
v.t. - to wander over or through;
traverse:to rove the woods.
n. - an act or instance of roving.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse rāfa to stray; but compare also Old French raver to roam
- 1490–1500; origin, originally, to shoot at a random target; perh.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stroll, amble, stray. See roam.
rove2 (rōv),USA pronunciation v. - a pt. and pp. of reeve 2.
rove3 (rōv),USA pronunciation v., roved, rov•ing, n.
v.t. - Textilesto form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
- Textilesto draw fibers or the like through an eye or other small opening.
- Textilesto attenuate, compress, and twist slightly in carding.
n. - British Termsroving2.
- of obscure origin, originally 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rove /rəʊv/ vb - to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
- (intransitive) (of the eyes) to look around; wander
n - the act of roving
Etymology: 15th Century roven (in archery) to shoot at a target chosen at random (C16: to wander, stray), from Scandinavian; compare Icelandic rāfa to wander rove /rəʊv/ vb - (transitive) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
n - wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
Etymology: 18th Century: of obscure origin rove /rəʊv/ vb - a past tense and past participle of reeve2
reeve1 (rēv),USA pronunciation n. - Governmentan administrative officer of a town or district.
- Government, British Terms[Brit.]an overseer or superintendent of workers, tenants, or an estate.
- Government, British Terms[Brit.](formerly) a person of high rank representing the crown.
- Government, British Terms[Canadian.]the presiding officer of a village or town council.
- bef. 900; Middle English (i)reve, Old English gerēfa high official, literally, head of a rōf array, number (of soldiers); compare sheriff
or reeved, reev•ing. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termsto pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto fasten by placing through or around something.
- Nautical, Naval Termsto pass a rope through (the swallow of a block).
- Dutch reven to reef; see reef2
- 1620–30
- Birdsthe female of the ruff, Philomachus pugnax. Also called ree.
- origin, originally uncertain 1625–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reeve /riːv/ n - the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century
- (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows
- (in certain provinces) a president of a local council, esp in a rural area
- (formerly) a minor local official in any of several parts of England and the US
Etymology: Old English gerēva; related to Old High German ruova number, array reeve /riːv/ vb (reeves, reeving, reeved, rove /rəʊv/)(transitive)- to pass (a rope or cable) through an eye or other narrow opening
- to fasten by passing through or around something
Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from Dutch rēven reef² reeve /riːv/ n - the female of the ruff (the bird)
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin |