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REEVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: rove   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Female ruff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("reeve" is a kind of...):

Philomachus pugnax; ruff (common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fasten by passing through a hole or around something

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "reeve" is one way to...):

pass through (cause to move through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pass through a hole or opening

Example:

reeve a rope

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "reeve" is one way to...):

pass through (cause to move through)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Pass a rope through

Example:

reeve an opening

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "reeve" is one way to...):

pass through (cause to move through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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