Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reeve

1 sense of reeve

Sense 1
reeve -- (female ruff)
       => ruff, Philomachus pugnax -- (common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reeve

3 senses of reeve

Sense 1
reeve -- (pass a rope through; "reeve an opening")
       => pass through -- (cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution")

Sense 2
reeve -- (pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope")
       => pass through -- (cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution")

Sense 3
reeve -- (fasten by passing through a hole or around something)
       => pass through -- (cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution")