All 4 Uses of
grave
in
Holes
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- He felt like he was digging his own grave.
p. 38..2grave = burial spot
- He looked at the shovel and couldn't help but think that he might need it to dig a grave.
p. 162..4
- And who will dig a grave for me?
p. 162..4 *
- He gathered his strength and for a brief second seemed to defy gravity as he took a quick step up the wall and, with Zero's help, pulled himself the rest of the way over the ledge.
p. 166..1gravity = the force that makes things fall
Definition:
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(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) Better known meanings of grave and gravity:
- grave -- a place where a dead body is buried
- gravity -- in the sense of physics to refer to the force of attraction between all masses in the universe--especially the force that causes things to fall toward the earth
- death -- as in "A message from beyond the grave."
- describing a color as dark
- to sculpt with a chisel
- to clean and coat the bottom of a wooden ship with pitch
- grave accent -- a punctuation mark (`) that is used in some non-English languages, and that is placed over some letters of the alphabet to tell how they are pronounced.
- grave musical direction -- in a slow and solemn manner