Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "greave" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREAVE

From Old French greve, perhaps from graver to part the hair, of Germanic origin.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF GREAVE

greave  [ɡriːv] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREAVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of greave in the English dictionary

The definition of greave in the dictionary is a piece of armour worn to protect the shin from the ankle to the knee.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREAVE


aggrieve
əˈɡriːv
bereave
bɪˈriːv
breve
briːv
Congreve
ˈkɒŋɡriːv
engrieve
ɪnˈɡriːv
grieve
ɡriːv
portreeve
ˈpɔːtˌriːv
reave
riːv
reeve
riːv
reive
riːv
reprieve
rɪˈpriːv
retrieve
rɪˈtriːv
rieve
riːv
screeve
skriːv
scrieve
skriːv
semibreve
ˈsɛmɪˌbriːv
shrieve
ʃriːv
unreave
ʌnˈriːv
unreeve
ʌnˈriːv
yestereve
ˌjɛstəˈriːv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREAVE

greater periwinkle
greater pichiciego
greater sand eel
greater scaup
greater spearwort
greater spotted dogfish
greater spotted woodpecker
Greater Sunda Islands
greater weever
greatest
greatest common divisor
greatest happiness principle
greatheartedly
greatly
greatness
Greats
greaved
greaves
grebe
grece

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREAVE

annual leave
basket weave
basketweave
by your leave
by-your-leave
cleave
heave
home leave
interleave
Jacquard weave
leave
maternity leave
on leave
parental leave
sabbatical leave
shore leave
sick leave
study leave
ticket of leave
weave

Synonyms and antonyms of greave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greave» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF GREAVE

Find out the translation of greave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greave
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

greave
570 millions of speakers

English

greave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रिव्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greave
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

greave
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Greave
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হাঁটুর নিচের অংশের বর্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jambière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greave
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beinschiene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greave
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greave
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greve
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greave
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greave
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गाढवे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baldır zırhı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gambale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Greave
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

greave
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greave
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κνημίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

greave
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

greave
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greave
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greave

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAVE»

The term «greave» is regularly used and occupies the 81.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
62
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «greave» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of greave
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «greave».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREAVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greave» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greave» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greave

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREAVE»

Discover the use of greave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier
because of the three laces spanning the wide space between the edges of the greave. The acme represented on a funerary relief in Amiternum perhaps belonged to a centurion; this shows the interesting system of binding the orme by two ...
Graham Summer, Raffaele D'Amato, 2009
2
Narrative Art and Poetry in the Books of Samuel: A Full ...
The meaning is therefore just to "sink in" if we listen to the proposal of Ariella Deem,67 i.e. to interpret mesah as a greave, just as in v.6a. Her arguments, however, are convincing so that the equivalent of the Achilles' heel in the Bible must in ...
J. P. Fokkelman, 1986
3
Walking in the South Pennines
From the footbridge follow a thready little track downstream aiming at the top side of the wall. Follow the wall, then cut down easily to the bed of the clough. Greave Clough is a fine, deep cut rocky valley with a pleasant well marked path to the ...
Gladys Sellers, 1991
4
Night Prey
Lucas stoppedathomicide to check with Greave, but was told he was out. Another cop said, “He's down with that thing at Eisenhower Docks. He should be back by now.” From his office, Lucas called Lincoln County SheriffSheldon Carr at Grant ...
John Sandford, 1995
5
Boys' Life
yi]i;iiiiiini[i!ii:tiiii:iiiii!;iifi]:mi]imiiiniiinii]ii (Confirmed from page 13) mimmmmnnii : iiu : 1:11 :Hinntmni!i iti i m T. Greave a money-thief? " "Because," Firetop answered, " it jest popped into my mind. Say, he's the only man here who's mean enough to ...
6
The Republican Roman Army: A Sourcebook
The greave is listed among the equipment of the first two Servian classes. Polybius mentions greaves in his description of Roman heavy infantry equipment . It is of some significance that he uses the singular. It has been thought that this ...
Michael M. Sage, 2013
7
A Calendar of Delaware Wills, New Castle County, 1682-1800
John Greave. Chris. Hd. 12th m. 25, 1772. Jan. 8, 1773. K. 56. Wife, Jane Greave; sons, Thomas Greave, William Greave; daus., Ann Hayes, Sarah Allen; daus., Mary Dowd, Jane Hicklin and Hannah Greave; son, Samuel; father, Samuel ...
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware. Historical Research Committee, 1911
8
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical ...
Goodwin, Evan Jenkin, George Wilson, Sam1 Greave, John Greave, Samuel Greave, Junr, Jonathan Greave, William Dickson, Henry Dickson, George Gregg, Joseph Hadly, Richard Gregg, Samuel Gregg, Joseph Gregg, George Gregg, Jr,  ...
J. Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope, 1995
9
A Treatise on Copyholds
Also the greave all the must make the steward three dinners of the lord's costs, at the three great court-leets, and to have for every dinner allowed him 5 s. and the greave must gather the rents of the lord's demesne lands, having for his labour 5  ...
Charles Watkins, Robert Studley Vidal, 1826
10
The Compleat English Copyholder : Or, a Guide to Lords of ...
Also the Greave all the must make the f Steward three Dinners of the Lord's Costs , at the ' three great Court- Leets, and to have for every ' Dinner allowed him 5 s. and the Greave must ' gather the Rents of the Lord's Demesne Lands, ' having ...
Sir Bartholomew Shower, 1735

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greave is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Privatize electricity
Mr. Greave noted that the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) lacks the capacity to provide electricity to the country. He said if private ... «The New Dawn Liberia, Jul 15»
2
Man's £60k Jaguar F type sports car wrecked by Huddersfield road …
Andrew, 48, says the hidden sunken gully on Greave House at Lepton was caused by unrepaired subsidence. He had driven along Greave ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Firefighters tackle series of arson attacks across South Yorkshire
... set alight on Wordsworth Avenue, Parson Cross, Sheffield and grass and cuttings were found burning on High Greave, Sheffield Lane Top. «Doncaster Today, Jul 15»
4
Brownstock 2015: It's back! Here are our highlights...
Since the Evolution of Man, Example (real name Elliot Greave) has released the lead single from his album All the Wrong Places, which was ... «Chelmsford Weekly News, Jul 15»
5
The Earning of Huge Salary At NOCAL - the "Onus Probandi" Rests …
... in chambers, rightly dismissed the claim, stating that Greave's petition did not show a sufficient basis to warrant the issuance of the alternative. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
See Who's Taking Shot At EJS
... Associate Justice presiding in chambers, rightly dismissed the claim, stating that Greave's petition did not show sufficient basis to warrant the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Investigations into arson attacks in Sheffield
In Sheffield a conifer was set alight on High Greave, Shiregreen and bark chippings were torched on Station Road, Darnall. Rubbish and ... «The Star, Jul 15»
8
Crompton Greave - Updates on Scheme of Arrangement
Crompton Greave - Updates on Scheme of Arrangement. Crompton Greaves Ltd has informed BSE that CG has announced a Scheme of ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jun 15»
9
Court round-up: Latest convictions at Doncaster, Barnsley and …
... of High Greave Road, East Herringthorpe, Rotherham, pleaded guilty, 22-month driving ban; Martyn Coulthard, 26, of Haig Road, Moorends, ... «South Yorkshire Times, Jun 15»
10
Drawn & Quarterly celebrates 25 years with some of the boldest …
Grey Greave, featured in the final story “Bad Weather,” is a joy to read, distinct from May and Molly but clearly belonging to their world. «A.V. Club, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Greave [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/greave>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z