Commonly used to designate the act of calving (parturition); to give birth to a calf and concurrently initiate lactation.

To refresh; to revive.

make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us"

To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse.

A gale that increases is said to freshen.

To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water, fish, or flesh.

To grow fresh; to lose saltness.

To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.

become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"

To come into milk.

The wind freshens as it increases.