to halve

  • 21halve — UK [hɑːv] / US [hæv] verb Word forms halve : present tense I/you/we/they halve he/she/it halves present participle halving past tense halved past participle halved 1) a) [transitive] to reduce something to half its original size, number, or… …

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  • 22Halve Maen (album) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Halve Maen. Halve Maen est un double album du groupe de drone Double Leopards. Il s agit du disque le plus célèbre du groupe et est souvent considéré comme sa plus grande réussite. Publié originalement sur… …

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  • 23halve — /hav, hahv/, v.t., halved, halving. 1. to divide into two equal parts. 2. to share equally: to halve one s rations with a stranger. 3. to reduce to half. 4. Golf. to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one s opponent.… …

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  • 24halve — verb (T) 1 to cut or divide something into two equal pieces: Halve the eggplant lengthwise and hollow out the center. 2 to reduce something by a half: The European Union plans to halve production of CFCs by the end of the decade …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25Halve — 1. Oever de Halve (Seite) ansehen. – Schütze, II, 93. Jemand seitwärts über die Achsel verächtlich ansehen. 2. Oever de Halve brengen. – Märkische Forschungen, I, 152. Ueber die Seite bringen, worin sich die ursprüngliche Bedeutung des Wortes… …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 26halve — verb ADVERB ▪ more than ▪ almost, nearly, virtually ▪ approximately, roughly ▪ effectively …

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  • 27halve the footprint —    to implement multiple closures    Financial jargon for what usually happens after a takeover or merger, where duplicated functions are identified, branches closed, and people dismissed:     Bank of Scotland said it planned to halve the… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 28halve — transitive verb (halved; halving) Etymology: Middle English, from half half Date: 13th century 1. a. to divide into two equal parts b. to reduce to one half < halving the present cost > c. to share equally 2. to play (as a hole in golf) in the&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29halve — haaf …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 30halve net — a bag shaped net set or held to retain fish as the tide ebbs (Scottish dialect) …

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