Definitions for calve
kæv, kɑvcalve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calve, break upverb

   release ice

   "The icebergs and glaciers calve"

2. calve, have youngverb

   birth

   "the whales calve at this time of year"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calveverb

   To give birth to a calf.

2. calveverb

   To assist the giving of birth of a calf.

3. calveverb

   Especially of an iceberg, glacier, etc. to break off or shed a large piece.

   "The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."

4. Etymology: Verb form related to calf

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Calveverb

   Etymology: from calf.

   1. To bring a calf; spoken of a cow.

   When she has calv’d, then set the dam aside,
   And for the tender progeny provide. John Dryden, Virgil.

   2. It is used metaphorically for any act of bringing forth; and sometimes of men, by way of reproach.

   I would they were barbarians, as they are,
   Though in Rome litter’d; not Romans: as they are not;
   Though calved in the porch o’ th’ capitol. William Shakespeare, Coriolan.

   The grassy clods now calv’d, now half appear’d
   The tawny lion, pawing to get free
   His hinder parts. Paradise Lost, b. vii. l. 463.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calveverb

   to bring forth a calf

2. Calveverb

   to bring forth young; to produce offspring

3. Etymology: [AS. cealfian. See Calf.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Calve

   käv, v.i. to bring forth a calf. [A.S. cealfian. See Calf.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. calve

   To give birth to a calf.

   The cows did tend to calve during the night.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

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Anagrams for calve »

1. clave

2. cavel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of calve in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of calve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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