(obsolete, intransitive) To shoot with arrows (at). / (intransitive) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. / (transitive) To roam or wander through.

A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boatbuilding. / A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and lightly twisted, preparatory to further processing; a roving.

simple past tense of rive / simple past tense of reeve

past participle of rove

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rove

Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place. / Of the eyes or gaze, inspecting all over; not staying fixed on on subject.

present participle of rove

A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn. / The process of giving the first twist to yarn.

plural of roving

Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.