1. to give birth to a calf
2. to break off or separate from a larger mass
Usage: geology; glaciology

Examples

• The cow is expected to calve in early spring.
• Our dairy cow calved last night and produced a healthy heifer.
• The farmer watched as his prize Holstein prepared to calve.
• The glacier began to calve massive chunks of ice into the ocean.
• Scientists observed the iceberg calve from the main ice shelf.
• Climate change has caused more glaciers to calve at an alarming rate.