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rove (rōv)

intransitive verb roved, roving rov′·ing

  1. to wander about; go from place to place, esp. over an extensive area, with no particular course or destination; roam
  2. to look around: said of the eyes

Etymology: ME roven, orig. an archery term as vt. < ?

transitive verb

to wander over; roam through to rove the woods

noun

the act of roving; a ramble
rove2 definition

rove (rōv)

transitive verb roved, roving rov′·ing

to twist (fibers) together and draw out into roving before spinning

Etymology: < ?

noun

Brit. roving
rove3 definition

rove (rōv)

transitive verb

reeve

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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