Calve

Verb

Définitions

1.VerbTo give birth to a calf.

"The farmer could tell Bessie was about to calve."

2.VerbTo assist in a cow’s giving birth to a calf.

"The farmer calved Bessie for almost two hours."

3.VerbTo give birth to (a calf).

4.VerbTo shed a large piece.

"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."

5.VerbTo break off.

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

6.VerbTo shed (a large piece); to set loose (a mass of ice).

"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."

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