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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