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Noun reeve has 1 sense

reeve - female ruff
--₁ is a kind of ruff, Philomachus pugnax

Verb reeve has 3 senses

reeve - pass a rope through; "reeve an opening"
--₁ is one way to pass through
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
reeve - pass through a hole or opening; "reeve a rope"
--₂ is one way to pass through
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
reeve - fasten by passing through a hole or around something
--₃ is one way to pass through
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something