reeve

/riv/
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Other forms: reeves; reeved; reeving

Definitions of reeve
  1. verb
    pass a rope through
    “reeve an opening”
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    type of:
    pass through
    cause to move through
  2. verb
    pass through a hole or opening
    “reeve a rope”
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    type of:
    pass through
    cause to move through
  3. verb
    fasten by passing through a hole or around something
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    type of:
    pass through
    cause to move through
  4. noun
    female ruff
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    type of:
    Philomachus pugnax, ruff
    common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
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