Definition of "dove"
- noun
A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict (as opposed to hawk).
Dove, an engineering reference point in a computer program that will cause some type of default action.
- verb
Strong-declension simple past of dive.
Past participle of dive.
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