graving
Pronunciation:
/ˈɡɹeɪvɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To dig.
To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave.
To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture.
Example: to grave an image
To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
verb
Definitions
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.
noun
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The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.
An engraving.