roam

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

   The gypsies roamed the woods

2. 2
   verb

   To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.

   Henceforth, wherever thou may’st roam, ⁠My blessing, like a line of light, ⁠Is on the waters day and night, And like a beacon guards thee home.

3. 3
   verb

   To range or wander over.

   Gangs of thugs roamed the streets.

4. 4
   verb

   To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.

   At first, it seemed counterintuitive to me to roam settings between computers, but my problem at the time was that every example I was considering was a setting that only made sense for a single computer.

5. 5
   noun

   The act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination

   Glass in hand, he set off on a roam of the first floor.

6. 6
   verb

   To use a network or service from different locations or devices.

Etymology

From Middle English romen, from Old English rāmian, from Proto-Germanic *raimōną (“to wander”), from *raim- (“to move, raise”), from *h₃reyH- (“to move, lift, flow”). Akin to Old English ārǣman (“to arise, stand up, lift up”), Old High German rāmēn (“to aim”) ( > archaic German rahmen (“to strive”)), Middle Dutch rammen (“to night-wander, to copulate”), rammelen (“to wander about, ramble”). More at ramble.