calve

Verb

Meaning

To bring forth a calf.

To bring forth young; to produce offspring.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

have young cub have produce bear pup kitten whelp before birth cast break labor collapse crash
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Antonyms

mass piece pitch tie cluster harvest
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Hypernyms

have separate bear birth deliver divide

Related terms

calf calves

Derivatives

calved calving

Anagrams

clave cavel vacle

Examples

The icebergs and glaciers calve Source: Internet

the whales calve at this time of year Source: Internet

About half of the herd, which includes the Wye cows, calves in autumn, and the rest calve in spring. Source: Internet

He and Peggy calve 100 cows a year using a synchronized breeding system. Source: Internet

Since they are unable to go onto land to calve, they deliver the baby with the foetus positioned for tail-first delivery. Source: Internet

Their territory spans a huge swath of northeastern Alaska and northwestern Canada, and their health and culture depends on the Porcupine caribou herd—a group of animals 200,000 strong that calve on the area of the coastal plain slated for drilling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

calvasculin Calvatia Calvatia gigantea calver Calverley Calvert