Synonyms of rove

Verb


1. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

Verb


1. roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond, travel, go, move, locomote

usage: pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"

2. reeve, pass through

usage: pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"

3. reeve, pass through

usage: fasten by passing through a hole or around something

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Definition and meaning of rove (Dictionary)