'Grave' definitions:

Definition of 'grave'

(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [syn: grave, sedate, sober, solemn]
adjective
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" [syn: dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threatening]
adjective
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" [syn: grave, grievous, heavy, weighty]
noun
Death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
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" [syn: grave, tomb]
noun
A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation [syn: grave accent, grave]
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" [syn: sculpt, sculpture, grave]
verb
Carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree" [syn: scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe]

Definition of 'Grave'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grave'

From: GCIDE
  • Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. Graver (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl. Gravest.] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave heavy, grave. See Grief.]
  • 1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • His shield grave and great. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mus.) (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key. [1913 Webster]
  • The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). (b) Slow and solemn in movement. [1913 Webster]
  • Grave accent. (Pron.) See the Note under Accent, n., 2.
  • Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
  • Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grave'

From: GCIDE
  • Grave \Grave\, v. i. To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised lines; to practice engraving. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grave'

From: GCIDE
  • Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS. graf, G. grab, Icel. gr["o]f, 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. [1913 Webster]
  • He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • Grave wax, adipocere. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Grave'

From: GCIDE
  • Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. Graved (gr[=a]vd); p. p. Graven (gr[=a]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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. [1913 Webster]
  • With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. [1913 Webster]
  • O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'grave'

From: Easton
  • Grave Among the ancient Hebrews graves were outside of cities in the open field (Luke 7:12; John 11:30). Kings (1 Kings 2:10) and prophets (1 Sam. 25:1) were generally buried within cities. Graves were generally grottoes or caves, natural or hewn out in rocks (Isa. 22:16; Matt. 27:60). There were family cemeteries (Gen. 47:29; 50:5; 2 Sam. 19:37). Public burial-places were assigned to the poor (Jer. 26:23; 2 Kings 23:6). Graves were usually closed with stones, which were whitewashed, to warn strangers against contact with them (Matt. 23:27), which caused ceremonial pollution (Num. 19:16).
  • There were no graves in Jerusalem except those of the kings, and according to tradition that of the prophetess Huldah.

Synonyms of 'grave'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Grave'