n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: rove \ ' r ō v \ or reeved ; reev · ing
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1627
transitive verb
1 : to pass (as a rope) through a hole or opening
2 : to fasten by passing through a hole or around something
3 : to pass a rope through
intransitive verb of a rope : to pass through a block or similar device