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Definitions for Rove

[1] to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area.
[2] to wander over or through; traverse: to rove the woods.
[3] an act or instance of roving.
[4] a simple past tense and past participle of reeve2.
[5] to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
[6] to draw fibers or the like through an eye or other small opening.
[7] to attenuate, compress, and twist slightly in carding.
[8] British . roving2.
[9] to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
[10] to fasten by placing through or around something.
[11] to pass a rope through (the swallow of a block).
[12] to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
[13] (intr) (of the eyes) to look around; wander
[14] have a roving eye to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
[15] (intr) Australian rules football to play as a rover
[16] the act of roving
[17] (tr) to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
[18] wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
[19] a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over
[20] a past tense and past participle of reeve 2
[21] English history the local representative of the king in a shire (under the ealdorman) until the early 11th century Compare sheriff
[22] (in medieval England) a manorial steward who supervised the daily affairs of the manor: often a villein elected by his fellows
[23] canadian government (in certain provinces) a president of a local council, esp in a rural area
[24] (formerly) a minor local official in any of several parts of England and the US
[25] to pass (a rope or cable) through an eye or other narrow opening
[26] to fasten by passing through or around something
[27] the female of the ruff (the bird)

Words related to Rove

gad, ramble, stray, move, drift, prowl, range, roam, straggle, meander, stroll, gallivant

Words nearby Rove

roux, rouyn, roué, rov, rovaniemi, rove, rove beetle, rove-over, rover, rover boy, roving

Origin of Rove

eeve21620–30; < Dutch reven to reef; see reef2

Word origin for Rove

eeveC17: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Rove

drift, gad, gallivant, meander, move, prowl, ramble, range, roam, straggle, stray, stroll