calve (redirected from calved)

calve  (kv, käv)

v. calved, calv·ing, calves

v.intr.

1. To give birth to a calf.

2. To break at an edge, so that a portion separates. Used of a glacier or iceberg.

v.tr.

1. To give birth to (a calf).

2. To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg.

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[Middle English calven, from Old English *calfian, from calf, calf.]

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calve [kɑːv]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to give birth to (a calf)

2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) (of a glacier or iceberg) to release (masses of ice) in breaking up

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	calve - release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" break up divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
	2.	calve - birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" have young birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Translations

calve [kɑːv] VI → parir

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calve [ˈkɑːv] vi → vêler, mettre bas

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calve

vi → kalben

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calve [kɑːv] vi → figliare

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calve, calves calf ~calf