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reeved

reeved is the simple past and past participle of reeve.

Meaning of reeve

Verb

reeve (third-person singular simple present reeves, present participle reeving, simple past and past participle reeved or rove)

  1. (dialectal) To pass (a rope) through a hole or opening, especially so as to fasten it.
    • "Let the rope go," he says. With his other hand he reaches down and reeves the two turns from the stanchion.1930, William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, Library of America, published 1985, page 98

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Adjective

reeved (not comparable)

  1. Of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley.

Questions about reeved

What does reeved mean?
Reeved means of a rope, passed through a hole, ring or pulley.
What is reeved the simple past and past participle of?
Reeved is the simple past and past participle of reeve.
What part of speech is reeved?
Reeved is an adjective.

Words near reeved in the dictionary

  1. reevaporates
  2. reevaporating
  3. reevaporation
  4. reevaporations
  5. reeve
  6. reeved
  7. reeveland
  8. reevelands
  9. reeves
  10. Reeves County
  11. Reeves' shad

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