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calve

/kɑːv/

/kæv/

calveverb

calved

Past Simple

calved

Past Participle

calving

Gerund

/kɑːv/

/kæv/

Translations

The glacier began to calve large icebergs.

Ледник начал откалываться, образуя большие айсберги.

Additional translations

Definitions

To give birth to a calf.

The cow is expected to calve in the spring.

To break off or detach, especially of a glacier or iceberg.

The glacier began to calve, sending large chunks of ice into the sea.

Synonyms

give birth

drop calf