calve

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calve (third-person singular simple present calves, present participle calving, simple past and past participle calved) (intransitive)

  1. To give birth to a calf.
  2. To assist the giving of birth of a calf.
  3. (figuratively, especially of an iceberg, glacier, or the like) To break off or shed a large piece.
    The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.
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    The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.

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Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

calve f

  1. Feminine plural form of calvo

Noun [edit]

calve f

  1. Plural form of calva

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Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

calve

  1. vocative masculine singular of calvus