Definition of halve
halved;
halving
1 a
: to divide into two equal parts
b
: to reduce to one half
- halving the present cost
c
: to share equally
2
golf
: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
- I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt.
- —David Owen
