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• Rove — may refer to:* Rove (TV series) ** Rove McManus, host of the above series * Rove goat, a breed of goat * Karl Rove, American political strategist …   Wikipedia

• Rove — Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble. [1913 Webster] In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young. [1913 Webster] {Rove beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family {Staphylinid[ae]}, having short elytra beneath… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rove — ist der Familienname von: Karl Rove (* 1950), US amerikanischer Politiker Kristiina Rove (* 1990), finnische Skirennläuferin Olavi Rove (1915–1966), finnischer Turner und Olympiasieger Diese Seite ist eine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• rove — [rəuv US rouv] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from rave to wander (14 19 centuries), probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] written to travel from one place to another = ↑roam ▪ a salesman roving the country 2.) roving reporter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Rove — Rove, v. t. 1. To wander over or through. [1913 Webster] Roving the field, I chanced A goodly tree far distant to behold. milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rove — (r[=o]v), v. t. [perhaps fr. or akin to reeve.] 1. To draw through an eye or aperture. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool. Jamieson. [1913 Webster] 3. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rove — (r[=o]v), n. 1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building. [1913 Webster] 2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rove — [ rouv ] verb intransitive or transitive MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) to move around an area without a definite direction or purpose: ROAM 2. ) if your eyes rove around a place, you look all around it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rove — (v.) to wander with no fixed destination, 1530s, possibly a Midlands dialectal variant of northern English and Scottish rave to wander, stray, from M.E. raven, probably from O.N. rafa to wander, rove. Influenced by ROVER (Cf. rover). Earliest… …   Etymology dictionary

• rove — rove1 [rōv] vi. roved, roving [ME roven, orig. an archery term as vt. < ?] 1. to wander about; go from place to place, esp. over an extensive area, with no particular course or destination; roam 2. to look around: said of the eyes vt. to… …   English World dictionary