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rove

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) rove (verb)
  2. 2) rove (noun)
  3. 3) rove
  4. 4) rove (verb)
  5. 5) rove (noun)
  6. reeve (verb)
  7. rove beetle (noun)
  8. rove-over (adjective)

1rove

verb \ˈrōv\
rovedrov·ing

Definition of ROVE

intransitive verb
: to move aimlessly : roam
transitive verb
: to wander through or over

Origin of ROVE

earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin
First Known Use: 1536

Rhymes with ROVE

clove, cove, drove, fauve, grove, Jove, mauve, stove, trove

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