rove¹ /rōv/

1. To wander over or through
2. To discharge (an arrow, etc) at random (obsolete)

1. To wander about
2. To ramble
3. To change about inconstantly
4. To troll with live bait
5. To practise piracy (obsolete)
6. To aim or shoot arrows, etc at random (with at; obsolete)

1. Wandering
2. A mode of incomplete ploughing (dialect)

rōˈver noun

1. A pirate (archaic)
2. A robber (obsolete)
3. A random or distant mark (archery)
4. An arrow for shooting at rovers (obsolete)
5. A wanderer
6. An inconstant person
7. A croquet ball or player ready to peg out
8. A player with no fixed position who forms part of the rucks (Australian rules football)
9. Formerly a member of a senior branch of the (Boy) Scout organization (also rover scout)
10. A remotely-controlled vehicle for exploring the surface of the moon, etc

rōˈving adjective

1. Wandering
2. Not confined to a particular place, eg roving ambassador, roving commission, etc

rōˈvingly adverb

roveˈ-over adjective

(of a kind of verse in sprung rhythm) having an extra syllable at the end of one line, which forms a foot with the beginning of the next line

rover ticket noun

A ticket permitting unlimited travel during a specified period

at rovers (archaic)

1. At a distant mark
2. At random
3. Conjecturally

have a roving eye

To tend to show a fleeting sexual interest in successive members of the opposite sex

rove² /rōv/

To twist (cotton, wool, etc) slightly in preparation for spinning

A roved sliver

rōˈver noun

1. A machine for roving
2. A person who operates it

rōˈving noun

1. The process of giving the first twist to yarn
2. Rove

rove³ /rōv/

A metal plate or ring through which a rivet is put and clenched over

rove⁴ /rōv/ pat and pap of reeve²

reeve² /rēv/

1. To pass the end of a rope through
2. To pass through any hole
3. To thread one's way through
4. To fasten by reeving

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