graves Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
   Robert Graves; Robert Ranke Graves.
   
2. noun death of a person
   grave.
   
   • he went to his grave without forgiving me
   • from cradle to grave
3. noun a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
   tomb; grave.
   
   • he put flowers on his mother's grave
4. noun a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
   grave accent; grave.
   
5. noun German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969)
   Stephanie Graf; Graf; Steffi Graf.
   
6. verb shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
   sculpture; grave; sculpt.
   
   • She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband
7. verb carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   scratch; inscribe; grave; engrave.
   
   • engrave a pen
   • engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's
   • the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree

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