Called vs Calved - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between called and calved

is that called is past tense of call while calved is past tense of calve.

(head)

(call)

(head)

(calve)

(calv)

To give birth to a calf.

To assist the giving of birth of a calf.

To break off or shed a large piece.

The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched.

The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier.

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