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Meaning of 'carve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Carve [ n.]
- A carucate.
2 . Carve [ v. i.]
- To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
- To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
3 . Carve [ v. t.]
- To cut.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- form by carving
Example in sentence:
  • Carve a flower from the ice
Meaning (2):
- engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
Example in sentence:
  • carve one's name into the bark
Meaning (3):
- cut to pieces
Example in sentence:
  • Father carved the ham

Nearby Words:

car car wheel carabid carabine carabineer caraboid carabus carac caracal caracara

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