Calf
noun
The back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee in a human.
He went for a run and felt a sharp pain in his calf.
Often appears as...
- calf muscle
- calf strain
noun
A young cow.
The farmer's cow just had a new calf.
Often appears as...
- newborn calf
- calf ranch
noun
A large floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.
As we sailed by, a large calf broke off the iceberg.
Often appears as...
- iceberg calf
- calf ice
noun
The fleshy, muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
She exercises everyday to strengthen her calves.
Often appears as...
- leg calf
- calf muscle
noun
The back part of the leg between the ankle and the knee in a human.
He went for a run and felt a sharp pain in his calf.
Often appears as...
- calf muscle
- calf strain
noun
A young cow.
The farmer's cow just had a new calf.
Often appears as...
- newborn calf
- calf ranch
noun
A large floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg.
As we sailed by, a large calf broke off the iceberg.
Often appears as...
- iceberg calf
- calf ice
noun
The fleshy, muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
She exercises everyday to strengthen her calves.
Often appears as...
- leg calf
- calf muscle
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Pro Tip 1/2Human Anatomy
Used to describe the specific part of a person's leg.
The soccer player grabbed his calf after being tripped.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Exercise
Commonly mentioned in fitness and sports contexts.
My gym routine includes calf raises to build muscle.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Anatomy
Used to describe the specific part of a person's leg.
The soccer player grabbed his calf after being tripped.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Exercise
Commonly mentioned in fitness and sports contexts.
My gym routine includes calf raises to build muscle.
Pro Tip 1/2Human Anatomy
Used to describe the specific part of a person's leg.
The soccer player grabbed his calf after being tripped.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Exercise
Commonly mentioned in fitness and sports contexts.
My gym routine includes calf raises to build muscle.
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The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
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Sequencing genomes to...
the wild their survival strategy would be over such no calf muscles would never exist in nature because of the big evolutionary disadvantage is characteristic on first to the species but it can happen if we design a genetic
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
until weeks later when I saw my new legs for the first time. The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle
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Deadly Killer Whale...
of an extraordinary hunt the gray whale calf is just a few weeks it's following its mother north towards the summer feeding grounds in alaska they've reached monterey bay where a deep trench cuts in from the sea
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Orca's Extraordinary...
the young seal puts up a fight taking the orca and her calf into dangerously shallow waters struggling off the rocks she drags her prize back to her family in the safety of the deep
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Greatest Fights In The...
birth doesn't bode well round here only half of the calf survive beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a
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Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
crocodiles can't fight it only a rock stops their struggles the calf too is battling for his life
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Elephant Mother Faces...
The adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long.
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The Cutest Elephant...
the adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long
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Baby Bison Takes on Wolf...
is no ordinary calf hopelessly outmatched to the courage of
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The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
Video examples
Sequencing genomes to...
the wild their survival strategy would be over such no calf muscles would never exist in nature because of the big evolutionary disadvantage is characteristic on first to the species but it can happen if we design a genetic
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
until weeks later when I saw my new legs for the first time. The calves were bulky blocks of metal with pipes bolted together for the ankles and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle
Video examples
Deadly Killer Whale...
of an extraordinary hunt the gray whale calf is just a few weeks it's following its mother north towards the summer feeding grounds in alaska they've reached monterey bay where a deep trench cuts in from the sea
Video examples
Orca's Extraordinary...
the young seal puts up a fight taking the orca and her calf into dangerously shallow waters struggling off the rocks she drags her prize back to her family in the safety of the deep
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
birth doesn't bode well round here only half of the calf survive beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a
Video examples
Top 5 Killer Crocodile...
crocodiles can't fight it only a rock stops their struggles the calf too is battling for his life
Video examples
Elephant Mother Faces...
The adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long.
Video examples
The Cutest Elephant...
the adults might just survive on this but it will not support a calf for long
Video examples
Baby Bison Takes on Wolf...
is no ordinary calf hopelessly outmatched to the courage of
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Rey Mysterio
American Wrestler
What I have on my left calf is two skeletons; when you put them together, they form a heart, and it says, 'Love till Death.' That represents me and my wife - 'til death do us part.
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David Ginola
French Athlete
I am still feeling my calf strain, so I have been unable to train this week. I will again have to sit out the weekend action, but the lads are climbing ever higher to safety.
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Andi Dorfman
American Celebrity
I'll do calf raises when I brush my teeth, I always take the stairs, and do squats on commercial breaks if I'm watching TV. It's so easy and it has become my little habit.
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Megan Rapinoe
American Athlete
Some guy in Germany has my face tattooed on the back of his calf. That was wild. It was a decent tattoo job, but that's kind of weird for me.
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Jonah Lomu
New Zealander Athlete
I have a stab wound on my left hip and one on my thigh and a slash mark across my right calf. I have a bottle stab wound on my left calf.
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Roger Stone
American Politician
There is nothing - nothing - worse than seeing ankle or a hairy calf when a man in a suit or trousers sits down.
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Dennis Quaid
Actor
I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.
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Woody Allen
American Director
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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Mark Hyman
American Author
Stay away from milk. It is nature's perfect food - but only if you are a calf.
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Konrad Adenauer
German Statesman
Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
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Rey Mysterio
American Wrestler
What I have on my left calf is two skeletons; when you put them together, they form a heart, and it says, 'Love till Death.' That represents me and my wife - 'til death do us part.
Quote examples
David Ginola
French Athlete
I am still feeling my calf strain, so I have been unable to train this week. I will again have to sit out the weekend action, but the lads are climbing ever higher to safety.
Quote examples
Andi Dorfman
American Celebrity
I'll do calf raises when I brush my teeth, I always take the stairs, and do squats on commercial breaks if I'm watching TV. It's so easy and it has become my little habit.
Quote examples
Megan Rapinoe
American Athlete
Some guy in Germany has my face tattooed on the back of his calf. That was wild. It was a decent tattoo job, but that's kind of weird for me.
Quote examples
Jonah Lomu
New Zealander Athlete
I have a stab wound on my left hip and one on my thigh and a slash mark across my right calf. I have a bottle stab wound on my left calf.
Quote examples
Roger Stone
American Politician
There is nothing - nothing - worse than seeing ankle or a hairy calf when a man in a suit or trousers sits down.
Quote examples
Dennis Quaid
Actor
I directed a movie back in the '90s which had calf roping in it, and I got into it quite a bit back then.
Quote examples
Woody Allen
American Director
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
Quote examples
Mark Hyman
American Author
Stay away from milk. It is nature's perfect food - but only if you are a calf.
Quote examples
Konrad Adenauer
German Statesman
Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
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