Definition of rove - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
visionintr. Dated look around with the eyesintr. Dated
- Her eyes roved the room, searching for him.
2.
roamintr. Dated wander around a place with no fixed directionintr. Dated
- He loves to rove the city streets at night.
3.
piracyintr. practice robbery on the seas as a pirateintr.
- Pirates rove the seas in search of treasure.
4.
textilestr. TECH. twist fibers slightly before spinningtr. TECH.
- Workers rove the wool before it is spun.
Noun
1.
wanderingDated act of wandering or ramblingDated
- Their rove through the forest lasted all day.
2.
textilesTECH. UK roll of wool or cotton lightly twistedTECH. UK
- She spun the rove into yarn.
3.
boatbuildingTECH. UK copper washer used in boatbuildingTECH. UK
- The carpenter used a rove to secure the nail.
Adjective
wanderingDated able to wander freely without a fixed pathDated
- The rove lifestyle allows for endless adventures.
Images of rove
roll of wool or cotton lightly twisted 
copper washer used in boatbuilding
Expressions with rove
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small predatory beetle with short wing covers and long body
A rove beetle crawled quickly under the log.
Origin of rove
English, rove (wander)
Terms with rove included in their meaning
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frolic
rove and ramble without restraint or limit
entomology
large black European rove beetle
Examples of rove in a sentence
She roved over the shelves for the right file. Tourists rove through the ancient ruins all day. She likes to rove the countryside on weekends. The notorious captain continued to rove the Caribbean. They planned to rove the coastlines for unsuspecting ships. The artisan roves the fibers carefully to prepare them for weaving.
Before spinning, they rove the cotton to ensure quality. Their rove took them across the countryside. A rove through the city revealed hidden gems. The rove was dyed before spinning. She carefully handled the delicate rove. He hammered the rove into place carefully. The rove was essential for the boat's stability. His rove nature led him to explore new places. The rove animals wandered through the forest.
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- French:parcourir du regard, errance, ...
- German:wandern, Streifzug, ...
- Italian:vagare, vagabondaggio, ...
- Spanish:recorrer con la mirada, vagabundeo, ...
- Portuguese:percorrer, vagabundagem, ...
- Chinese:扫视, 漫步, ...
- Japanese:見回す, 放浪, ...
- Arabic:جالَ بِبَصَرِه, تَجْوال, ...
- Hebrew:לְשׁוֹטֵט, שִׁיטוּט, ...
- Russian:блуждать, поход, ...
- Ukrainian:блукати поглядом, блукання, ...
- Hindi:नज़र दौड़ाना, भ्रमण, ...