grave

/ɡɹeɪv/

noun

  1. 1

    An excavation in the earth as a place of burial

  2. 2

    Any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.

  3. 3

    (by extension) Death, destruction.

verb

  1. 1

    To dig.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.

    to grave an image
  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    To entomb; to bury.

  6. 6

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

noun

  1. 1

    A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent (`).

adjective

  1. 1

    Characterised by a dignified sense of seriousness; not cheerful.

  2. 2

    Low in pitch, tone etc.

  3. 3

    Serious, in a negative sense; important, formidable.

  4. 4

    Influential, important; authoritative.

Antonyms

noun

  1. 1

    A count, prefect, or person holding office.

verb

  1. 1

    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.

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