carve
Audio Help [kahrv] Pronunciation Key verb, carved, carv·ing.
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Audio Help [kahrv] Pronunciation Key verb, carved, carv·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. |
| 2. | to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. |
| 3. | to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat. |
| 4. | to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns. |
| 5. | to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box. |
| 6. | to make or create for oneself (often fol. by out): He carved out a career in business. |
| 7. | to carve figures, designs, etc. |
| 8. | to cut meat. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME kerven, OE ceorfan to cut; c. MLG kerven, G kerben, Gk gráphein to mark, write; see graph
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carver, noun
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carve out
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| 1. | establish or create through painstaking effort; "She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues" |
| 2. | remove from a larger whole; "the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
carve out
to achieve or gain (something)
Example: He carved out a career for himself.
See also: carve, carving, "carve out" in any languageExample: He carved out a career for himself.
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