grave

[Grave]

A grave is the place where a body is buried. Usually, a grave is dug in the ground, and a stone with information about the deceased person marks its location.

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(Naut.) 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.

Noun
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother''s grave"

Noun
a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Noun
death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"

Verb
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the winner''s name onto the trophy cup"

Verb
shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"

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Adjective S.
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

Adjective S.
of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the peace conference"

Adjective S.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"


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.

superl.
Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.

superl.
Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.

superl.
Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.

superl.
Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.

superl.
Slow and solemn in movement.

n.
To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.

n.
To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.

n.
To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.

n.
To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.

n.
To entomb; to bury.

v. i.
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.

n.
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.


Grave

Grave , v. t. (Naut.) 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.

Grave

Grave, a. [Compar. Graver (gr&amac;v"&etil;r); superl. Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.] 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
His shield grave and great.
2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. 4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone.
(b) Slow and solemn in movement. Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2. Syn. -- Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important. -- Grave, Sober, Serious, Solemn. Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise.

Grave

Grave, v. t. [imp. Graved (gr&amac;vd); p. p. Graven (gr&amac;v"'n) or Graved; p. pr. & vb. n. Graving.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr&aum;fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. Grave, n., Grove, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
He hath graven and digged up a pit.
2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel.
3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
With gold men may the hearte grave.
4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
O! may they graven in thy heart remain.
5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground.

Grave

Grave, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.

Grave

Grave, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr'94f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See Grave to carve.] An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.
He bad lain in the grave four days.
Grave wax, adipocere.

(Naut.) 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.

Of great weight; heavy; ponderous.

To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.

An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction.

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Usage Examples

But an old age serene and bright, and lovely as a Lapland night, shall lead thee to thy grave.

I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.

Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green.

I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.

Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave.

I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems.

He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.

Life was a funny thing that happened to me on the way to the grave.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

Jealousy is the grave of affection.

Bad leadership during the past years has cast on our Party the shadow of great and grave burdens.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

It is a grave matter to enter a war, without adequate military preparation it may prove fatal to come into peace, without moral and religious preparation.

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably haven't read them.

Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?

Advice is sometimes transmitted more successfully through a joke than grave teaching.

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about the ring and it's not about the wedding. It's a grave thing, getting married. And it's easy to get swept up in the wrong things.

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