Grave - Definition

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]