English dictionary

calve

/k/&/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

release ice

verb.contact

Examples
The icebergs and glaciers calve.

Synonyms break up

Source: WordNet 3.0
birth

verb.body

Examples
The whales calve at this time of year.

Synonyms have young pup whelp

Source: WordNet 3.0
To bring forth a calf.

verb

Source: webster1913
To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.

verb

Source: webster1913