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Verb: calve  kãv
  1. Give birth to (a calf)
    "the whales calve at this time of year";
    - have young
     
  2. Release ice
    "The icebergs and glaciers calve";
    - break up

Derived forms: calved, calving

Type of: bear, birth, deliver, divide, give birth, have, part, separate

Encyclopedia: Calve