Definition of "grave"
- noun
An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher.
Death, destruction.
A written accent used in French, Italian, and other languages. è is an e with a grave accent.
- verb
To dig.
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.
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving.
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