carve
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine.
to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone.
to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat.
to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface: The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns.
to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface: Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box.
to make or create for oneself (often followed by out): He carved out a career in business.
to carve figures, designs, etc.
to cut meat.
Origin of carve
1Other words from carve
- carver, noun
- re·carve, verb, re·carved, re·carv·ing.
- sem·i·carved, adjective
- un·carved, adjective
- un·der·carve, verb (used with object), un·der·carved, un·der·carv·ing.
- well-carved, adjective
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How to use carve in a sentence
Stone and marble monuments had been recarved, or new ones raised.
Everyman's Land | C. N. Williamson and A. M. WilliamsonDating from the 12th and 13th centuries, it preserves Romanesque capitals recarved in the 14th century.
British Dictionary definitions for carve
/ (kɑːv) /
(tr) to cut or chip in order to form something: to carve wood
to decorate or form (something) by cutting or chipping: to carve statues
to slice (meat) into pieces: to carve a turkey
Origin of carve
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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