v.
Pronunciation: ' kav, ' käv
Function: verb
Inflected Form: calved ; calv · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cealfian, from cealf calf
Date: before 12th century
intransitive verb
1 : to give birth to a calf also : to produce offspring
2 of an ice mass : to separate or break so that a part becomes detached
transitive verb
1 : to produce by birth
2 of an ice mass : to let become detached