calve

/kæv/
/kɑv/
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Other forms: calving; calved

Definitions of calve
  1. verb
    birth
    “the whales calve at this time of year”
    synonyms: have young
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    type of:
    bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have
    cause to be born
  2. verb
    release ice
    “The icebergs and glaciers calve”
    synonyms: break up
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    type of:
    divide, part, separate
    come apart
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