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rove
1[ rohv ]
verb (used without object)
- to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
- to wander over or through; traverse:
to rove the woods.
noun
- an act or instance of roving.
rove
2[ rohv ]
verb
- a simple past tense and past participle of reeve 2.
rove
3[ rohv ]
verb (used with object)
- to form (slivers of wool, cotton, etc.) into slightly twisted strands in a preparatory process of spinning.
- to draw fibers or the like through an eye or other small opening.
- to attenuate, compress, and twist slightly in carding.
noun
- British. roving 2.
rove
1/ °ùəʊ±¹ /
verb
- to wander about (a place) with no fixed direction; roam
- intr (of the eyes) to look around; wander
- have a roving eyeto show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
- intr Australian rules football to play as a rover
noun
- the act of roving
rove
2/ °ùəʊ±¹ /
verb
- tr to pull out and twist (fibres of wool, cotton, etc) lightly, as before spinning or in carding
noun
- wool, cotton, etc, thus prepared
rove
3/ °ùəʊ±¹ /
noun
- a metal plate through which a rivet is passed and then clenched over
rove
4/ °ùəʊ±¹ /
verb
- a past tense and past participle of reeve 2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of rove1
Origin of rove2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of rove1
Origin of rove2
Origin of rove3
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
CBS has asked the Federal Communications Commission to end its investigation into edits of its “60 Minutes†Kamala Harris interview, arguing that the federal government risks becoming “a roving censor†trampling on free speech rights.
“This is not some roving band running around doing things,†Bessent said, adding that the cost-cutting operation was “operational,†not “ideological.â€
For most of its existence, Al Qaeda was a roving band of jihadists that traveled from battlefield to battlefield, stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus to South Asia.
County Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed during the conference that deputies will continue to conduct roving patrols, be stationed at road closures and provide security to try to prevent looting and other criminal behavior.
So do comedians like Jimmy Kimmel, whose roving segments regularly entertain the audience with gleeful reminders of how little the public knows about . . . everything.
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