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Meaning of 'Carve'
Meaning of 'Carve' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Carve 
[ n.]
- A carucate. [ n.]2. Carve [ v. i.]
- To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave
or cut figures. [ v. i.]- To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
3. Carve [ v. t.]
- To cut. [ v. t.]- To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
- To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
- To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
- To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
- To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
- To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
Meaning of 'Carve' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. carve [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- form by carving
- form by carving
Example in sentence:
- Carve a flower from the ice
Meaning (2):
- engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
- engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
Example in sentence:
- carve one's name into the bark
Meaning (3):
- cut to pieces
- cut to pieces
Example in sentence:
- Father carved the ham
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