I. ˈhav, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-, -ä- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English halven, halfen, from half, n. — more at half
1.
a. : to divide into two equal parts : separate into halves
halve an apple
ripe walnuts, halved and picked from the shell — Nora Waln
b. : to reduce to one half
halving the purchase tax on cotton goods — New Republic
doubling the profit by halving the cost
c. : to share equally
was it the double of my dream … or did we halve a dream? — W.B.Yeats
it didn't much matter that he was here to halve my triumph — Max Beerbohm
2. : to join two pieces of (timber) by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place and fitting together
3. : to play (as a hole, round, match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent at golf
II. noun
( -s )
: a tie score on a hole or a round of golf
salvaged a halve on the 147-yard third — New York Herald Tribune