calve
/kɑːv/verb
उच्चारण काव
(गाय, हथिनी आदि का) बच्चा देना, ब्याना
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- 1
[I]
(of a cow, an elephant or a whale) to give birth to a calf
(गाय, हथिनी आदि का) बच्चा देना, ब्याना
- The cow is due to calve next week.
- The elephant calved in the forest reserve.
- 2
[I/T] technical
(of an iceberg or a glacier) to break off a large piece of ice; (of a piece of ice) to break off
(हिमनद से) बर्फ़ का बड़ा टुकड़ा टूटकर अलग होना
- The glacier calves huge icebergs into the sea.
- A massive block of ice calved from the Antarctic shelf.
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calf noun