Visual meaning of 'calve'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of calve: To give birth to a calf

verb

To give birth to a calf

"The farmer watched anxiously as his cow began to calve in the barn. "

animal biology agriculture

Visual illustration of calve: To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf

verb

To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf

"The farmer had to calve the cow because the calf was in a difficult position. "

agriculture animal biology

Visual illustration of calve: To give birth to (a calf)

verb

To give birth to (a calf)

"The cow will calve next month, and we're hoping for a healthy heifer. "

animal biology nature agriculture

Visual illustration of calve: (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

verb

(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

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

environment geology nature world ocean

Visual illustration of calve: (especially of an iceberg) to break off

verb

(especially of an iceberg) to break off

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

nature environment geology ocean

Visual illustration of calve: (especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

verb

(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)

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

geology environment nature world ocean