halve
VerbWordNet 3.0
Verb (1)
- divide by two; divide into halves“Halve the cake”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Halve \Hal"ve\ (h[aum]l"ve), n. A half. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Halve \Halve\ (h[aum]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halved (h[aum]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Halving.] [From Half.]
1.To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to be or form half of. [1913 Webster]
So far apart their lives are thrown From the twin soul that halves their own.— M. Arnold.[1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together. [1913 Webster]
3.Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same number of strokes as an opponent.