calve: Meaning and Definition of

calve

1. to give birth to a calf: The cow is expected to calve tomorrow.
2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece.

1. to give birth to (a calf&hasp;).
2. (of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break off or detach (a piece): The glacier calved an iceberg.