Rove Definition
rōv
roved, roves, roving
verb
roving
To card (wool).
American Heritage
To wander about; go from place to place, esp. over an extensive area, with no particular course or destination; roam.
Webster's New World
To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
American Heritage
To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner.
His gazed roved over the faces in the crowd.
American Heritage
To wander over; roam through.
To rove the woods.
Webster's New World
noun
roves
The act of roving; a ramble.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding.
Wiktionary
Origin of Rove
Middle English roven to shoot arrows at a mark
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Of uncertain origin; perhaps a dialectal form of rave.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Inflected forms.
From Wiktionary
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