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11Rove, Karl — ▪ 2004 Right wing political operative Karl Rove, chief strategist for U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, might have gloated in 2003 over the Republican gains of the previous November. Although the party in power more often than not lost strength in …
12rove — I [[t]roʊv[/t]] v. roved, rov•ing, n. 1) to wander about without definite destination; move here and there at random, esp. over a wide area 2) to wander over or through; traverse 3) an act of roving • Etymology: 1490–1500; orig., to shoot at a… …
13rove — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. wander without a settled destination, roam, ramble. 2 intr. (of eyes) look in changing directions. 3 tr. wander over or through. n. an act of roving (on the rove). Phrases and idioms: rove beetle any long bodied beetle of… …
14rove beetle — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly. Also called staphylinid. [1765 75] * * * ▪ insect any member of the widely distributed insect… …
15rove — rove1 /rohv/, v., roved, roving, n. v.i. 1. to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, esp. over a wide area. v.t. 2. to wander over or through; traverse: to rove the woods. n. 3. an act or instance of roving …
16rove — verb (I) 1 to travel from one place to another: roving reporter (=someone who works for a newspaper or television company, and moves from place to place) 2 if someone s eyes rove, they look continuously from one part of something to another (+… …
17rove — I. /roʊv / (say rohv) verb (roved, roving) –verb (i) 1. to wander about without definite destination; move hither and thither at random, especially over a wide area. 2. to wander, as the eyes, mind, etc. 3. Australian Rules to act as a rover.… …
18rove — v wander about, meander, ramble, straggle, roam, stray, range, drift; move hither and thither, go from pillar to post, cruise, gad about, flit, go aimlessly; Inf. knock about, Sl. bum around, Inf. run around, gallivant, jaunt; walk, stroll,… …
19rove — I. verb (roved; roving) Etymology: earlier, to shoot at random, wander, of unknown origin Date: 1536 intransitive verb to move aimlessly ; roam transitive verb to wander through or over Synonyms: see wander II …
20rove — verb /ɹəʊv/ a) To roam, or wander about at random, especially over a wide area. And thou [...] that with thy cruell dart / At that good knight so cunningly didst roue [...]. b) To card …
