rove
 I. rove1 (rōv)v. roved, rov·ing, rovesv. intr.
To wander about at random, especially over a wide area; roam.v. tr.
To roam or wander around, over, or through. See Synonyms at wander.n.
An act of wandering about, over, around, or through. [Middle English roven, to shoot arrows at a mark.] II. rove2 (rōv)tr.v. roved, rov·ing, roves
1. To card (wool).
2. To put (fibers) through an eye or opening.
3. To stretch and twist (fibers) before spinning; ravel out.n.
A slightly twisted and extended fiber or sliver. [Origin unknown.] III. rove3 (rōv)v. Nautical
A past tense and a past participle of reeve2.
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