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rove¹ Definition

rove (rōv)

intransitive verb roved, 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, rov′·ing

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

Etymology: < ?

noun

Brit. roving

rove³ Definition

rove (rōv)

transitive verb

reeve

rove Synonyms

rove

v.

walk, meander, wander; see roam.

rove Usage Examples

Object

  • reporter: To find out we told YS's roving reporter, Phil South, to go to hell.
  • pundit: Bono: Sadly, the Irish roving rock pundit has been keeping a bit of a low profile recently.
  • ambassador: Home to Her Majesty The Queen, and roving ambassador for Great Britain for over forty years.
  • microphone: The discussion will then be opened up to the floor, where there will be roving microphones.
  • rep: Hazards roving reps and safety reps news and resources.
  • patrol: Infantry units are used to man observation posts and gates and to conduct roving patrols.

Converse of object

  • think: I think Rove will walk, thumbing his nose at the pile of corpses he helped to create.
  • call: Bush calls Rove, depending on his mood, ' Boy Genius ' or ' Turd Blossom ' .
  • do: DAVID GREGORY: Did Karl Rove commit a crime?

Adjective modifier

Karl: Bush could no more turn himself into a man of the people than he could turn Karl Rove into a frog.

Modifies a noun

  • beetle: A typical rove beetle with short elytra, leaving most of the abdomen exposed.
  • farm: Roves Farm is at the end of the mile long gravel lane - it is exactly a mile, although sometimes it feels longer!

Modifying Another Word

  • no: There were NO roving microphones and it became hard to hear other audience members.
  • just: Prevention of trespass is the responsibility of the landowner, not the Council or Police Aren't all Gypsies/Travellers just roving criminals?

Followed by a transitive particle

around: This team is roving around the regions to listen to the caving population - to listen to YOUR views.