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grave Definition
(n)
death
of
a
person
; "
he
went
to
his
grave
without
forgiving
me
"; "
from
cradle
to
grave
"
(n)
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
"
(n)
a
mark
(`)
placed
above
a
vowel
to
indicate
pronunciation
(s)
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
"
(s)
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
"
(s)
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
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
carve
,
cut
,
or
etch
into
a
material
or
surface
; "
engrave
a
pen
"; "
engraved
the
winner
''
s
name
onto
the
trophy
cup
"
grave Synonyms
dangerous
engrave
grave
grave accent
grievous
heavy
inscribe
life-threatening
sculpt
sculpture
sedate
serious
severe
sober
solemn
tomb
weighty
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