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	grave4 (grave) Pronunciation: /greɪv/ verb [with object] historical clean (a ship’s bottom) by burning off the accretions and then tarring it: they graved the ship there and remained 26 days Origin: late Middle English: perhaps from French dialect grave, variant of Old French greve 'shore' (because originally the ship would have been run aground)		Search results in the dictionary grave¹ grave² grave³ grave⁵ the grave in grave¹ war grave More results » More words in this category alee bend 1 brail capstan Cutty Sark dock 1 foresheet gondola inclinometer keeler lee shore lifeline oil tanker oiler reach sink 1 spar buoy steady water taxi Nearby Words gratuitous gratuity Grau, Shirley Ann graunch graupel gravamen grave ¹ grave ² grave ³ grave ⁴ grave ⁵ grave accent grave goods gravedigger gravel gravel-blind gravelly graven graven image