1. rove - Noun
2. rove - Verb
Derived from reeve
of Reeve
To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool.
To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.
A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched in boat building.
A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.
To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the seas in piracy.
Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing, walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.
To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being beyond the point-blank range).
To wander over or through.
To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.
Source: Webster's dictionaryNone know how often the hand of God is seen in a wilderness but them that rove it for a man's life. Thomas Cole
Of troubles know I none, Of pleasures know I many - I rove beneath the sun Without a single penny. Eleanor Farjeon
I discuss with myself questions of politics, love, taste, or philosophy. I let my mind rove wantonly, give it free rein to follow any idea, wise or mad that may present itself. ... My ideas are my harlots. Denis Diderot
President Bush is supporting Arnold but a lot of Republicans are not, because he is actually quite liberal. Karl Rove said if his father wasn't a Nazi, he wouldn't have any credibility with conservatives at all. Bill Maher
If man was devolving into a psychotic pit of rotted plasma, [Karl] Rove would be the Alpha of such grime. Larisa Alexandrovna
Alberto Gonzales was never the right man for this job. He lacked independence, he lacked judgment, and he lacked the spine to say no to Karl Rove. This resignation is not the end of the story. Congress must get to the bottom of this mess and follow the facts where they lead, into the White House. Harry Reid