rove (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rove*:
VERB	motion	rove, roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, range, drift, vagabond	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

rove > pronunciation
Sounds	row'v
Rhymes	alcove ... trove: 11 rhymes with owv...

English > *rove*: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP
Model	They rove the countryside; They rove in the countryside
Synonyms	roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, range, drift, vagabond
Narrower	gallivant, gad, jazz around	wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
Narrower	maunder	wander aimlessly
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote	change location
Similar to	stray, err, drift	wander from a direct course or at random
Similar to	wander	Go via an indirect route or at no set pace
Spanish	caminar, deambular, errar, girar, rondar, vagabundear, vagar
Catalan	caminar, deambular, girar, rondar, vagabundejar, vagarejar, vagar
Nouns	roving	travelling about without any clear destination

HyperDic: rove