calve /ˈkæv, ˈkɑv/
 (vt.)(vi.)生小牛,下仔,(使)分離


 Calve v. i. [imp. & p. p. Calved 3; p. pr. & vb. n. Calving.]
 1. To bring forth a calf. “Their cow calveth.”
 2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.
    Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?   --Job xxxix. 1.
    The grassy clods now calved.   --Molton.
 3. Phys. Geog. To throw off fragments which become icebergs; -- said of a glacier.

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 calve
      v 1: release ice; "The icebergs and glaciers calve" [syn: {break
           up]
      2: birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" [syn: {have
         young]