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Meaning of 'grave' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grave [ n.]
- To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
- To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
- To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
- To entomb; to bury.
- An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
2 . Grave [ superl.]
- Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.
- Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
- Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
- Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
- Slow and solemn in movement.
3 . Grave [ v. i.]
- To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
4 . Grave [ v. t.]
- To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.

Meaning of 'grave' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grave [ n]
Meaning (1):
- death of a person
Example in sentence:
  • from cradle to grave;
  • he went to his grave without forgiving me
Meaning (2):
- a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
Example in sentence:
  • he put flowers on his mother's grave
3 . grave [ v]
Meaning (3):
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Example in sentence:
  • engrave a pen;
  • engraved the trophy cup with the winner's name;
  • the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Meaning (4):
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
Example in sentence:
  • She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
5 . grave [ s]
Meaning (5):
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
Example in sentence:
  • a dangerous operation;
  • a grave illness;
  • a grave situation;
  • a life-threatening disease;
  • a serious turn of events;
  • a serious wound;
  • a severe case of pneumonia;
  • grievous bodily harm
Meaning (6):
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example in sentence:
  • a grave God-fearing man;
  • a quiet sedate nature;
  • a solemn promise;
  • as sober as a judge;
  • the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
Meaning (7):
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
Example in sentence:
  • a grievous fault;
  • faced a grave decision in a time of crisis;
  • grave responsibilities;
  • heavy matters of state;
  • the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference

Nearby Words:

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