carve

Definition of Carve in English :

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Verb

1. carve

form by carving

Example Sentences:
'Carve a flower from the ice'

2. carve, chip at

engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

Example Sentences:
'carve one's name into the bark'

chip at

3. carve, cut up

cut to pieces

Example Sentences:
'Father carved the ham'

cut up

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Carve

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verb

1. (transitive)

to cut or chip in order to form something

to carve wood

2.

to decorate or form (something) by cutting or chipping

to carve statues

3.

to slice (meat) into pieces

to carve a turkey

Carve

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verb transitiveWord forms: carved or ˈcarving

1.

to make or shape by or as by cutting, chipping, hewing, etc.

carve a statue out of wood or stone, carve a career

2.

to decorate the surface of with cut figures or designs

3.

to divide by cutting; slice

to carve meat

4.

to divide into portions, as land

with up

verb intransitive

5.

to carve statues or designs

6.

to carve meat

Carve

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v. carved, carv·ing, carves

v.tr.

1.

a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.

b. To divide by parceling out: carve up an estate.

2. To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: carve the wood into a figure.

3. To make or form by or as if by cutting: carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.

4. To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.

5. To make (a turn or turns) smoothly and without skidding, as when skiing or riding a snowboard, by leaning sharply into the direction of the turn.

v.intr.

1. To engrave or cut figures as an art, hobby, or trade.

2. To disjoint, slice, and serve meat or poultry.

3. To carve turns, as when skiing.

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