Meaning of the word calf in English
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calf
US /kæf/
UK /kæf/
Noun
1.
a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
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The farmer watched the newborn calf take its first wobbly steps.
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A young calf was separated from its mother.
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2.
the thick fleshy part at the back of the human leg between the ankle and the knee
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He felt a sharp pain in his calf muscle after running.
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She has strong calves from cycling regularly.
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3.
a piece of ice that breaks off a glacier or iceberg
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We watched a huge ice calf break away from the glacier.
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The ship had to navigate carefully around the floating ice calves.
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