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1.nounA young cow or bull.
2.nounLeather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
3.nounA young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
4.nounA chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
5.nounA small island, near a larger island."the Calf of Man"
6.nounA cabless railroad engine.
7.nounAn awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
8.nounThe back of the leg below the knee.
9.nounThe muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
10.verbTo give birth to a calf
11.verbTo assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf
12.verbTo give birth to (a calf)
13.verb(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."
14.verb(especially of an iceberg) to break off"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
15.verb(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."