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reeve

/r/i/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. female ruff

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. The female of the ruff.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  3. an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in compounds; as, shire<i>reeve</i>, now written <i>sheriff</i>; port<i>reeve</i>, etc.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. pass a rope through

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Reeve an opening.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. pass through a hole or opening

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Reeve a rope.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. fasten by passing through a hole or around something

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block, thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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