rove

[rove]

To rove is to wander around, often aimlessly. You may like to rove at work or school, but chances are you’ve probably got somewhere you’re supposed to be.

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A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.

Verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro


imp. & p. p.
of Reeve

v. t.
To draw through an eye or aperture.

v. t.
To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.

v. t.
To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.

n.
A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.

n.
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.

v. i.
To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.

v. i.
Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.

v. i.
To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range).

v. t.
To wander over or through.

v. t.
To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.

n.
The act of wandering; a ramble.


Rove

Rove , n. 1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building. 2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lighty twisted, preparatory to futher process; a roving.

Rove

Rove, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roved ; p. pr. & vb. n. Roving.] [Cf. D. rooven to rob; akin to E. reave. See Reave Rob.] 1. To practice robbery on the seas;to wander about on the seas in piracy. [Obs.] Hakluyt. 2. Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
For who has power to walk has power to rove.
3. (Archery) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range).
Fair Venusson that with thy cruel dart At that good knoght cunningly didst rove.
Syn. -- To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.

Rove

Rove, v. t. 1. To wander over or through.
Roving the field, i chanced A goodly tree far distant to behold.
2. To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.

Rove

Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble.
In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt.
Rove beetle (Zo'94l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family Staphylinid'91, having short elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely. They are rapid runners, and seldom fly.

A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.

To practice robbery on the seas;to wander about on the seas in piracy.

To wander over or through.

The act of wandering; a ramble.

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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.

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