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(rōv)

intransitive verb roved, roving

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

Origin: 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

transitive verb roved, roving

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

Origin: < ?

noun

Brit. roving

transitive verb

reeve

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verb roved roved, rov·ing, roves

verb, intransitive

To wander about at random, especially over a wide area; roam.

verb, transitive

To roam or wander around, over, or through. See Synonyms at wander.

noun

An act of wandering about, over, around, or through.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English roven, to shoot arrows at a mark

transitive verb roved roved, rov·ing, roves

To card (wool).
To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.

noun

A slightly twisted and extended fiber or sliver.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

verb
Nautical

A past tense and a past participle of reeve².

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