calve
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Verb form related to calf
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- Rhymes: -ɑːv
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to calve (third-person singular simple present calves, present participle calving, simple past and past participle calved) (intransitive)
- To give birth.
- (figuratively) 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."
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[edit] Adjective
calve f.
- Feminine plural form of calvo
[edit] Noun
calve f.
- Plural form of calva.