calve
v.
give birth to a calf; break away from a glacier and form an iceberg (Glaciology)
Birth
calving
Noun
1. giving birth to a calf
(hypernym) parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
calve
Verb
1. release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve"
(synonym) break up
(hypernym) separate, divide, part
2. birth; "the whales calve at this time of year"
(synonym) have young
(hypernym) litter
Calving
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Calve
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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