From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grave
adj 1: 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]
2: 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]
3: 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]
n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving
me"; "from cradle to grave"
2: 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]
3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn: grave accent, grave]
v 1: 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]
2: 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]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16
(Book of
Common
Prayer).
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2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard
substance; to engrave.
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Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them
the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii.
9.
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3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel;
to sculpture; as, to grave an image.
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With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer.
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4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
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O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior.
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5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
-grave \-grave\
A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave,
margrave. See Margrave.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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His shield grave and great. --Chapman.
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2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;
serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave
deportment, character, influence, etc.
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Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.
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A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.
--Milton.
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3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;
a grave face.
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4. (Mus.)
(a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a
grave note or key.
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The thicker the cord or string, the more grave
is the note or tone. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music).
(b) Slow and solemn in movement.
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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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Grave \Grave\, v. i.
To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised
lines; to practice engraving.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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He bad lain in the grave four days. --John xi. 17.
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Grave wax, adipocere.
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