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carve

[ ˈkärv]

carve

verb

[ˈkärv]

carved; carving

Definition of carve

transitive verb

1 : to cut with care or precision
//carved fretwork

2 : to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out
//carve out a career

3 : to cut into pieces or slices
//carved the turkey

intransitive verb

1 : to cut up and serve meat

2 : to work as a sculptor or engraver

Other Words from carve

carver noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

Synonyms: Synonyms

Recent Examples on the Web

//Giving up only 13 points is a positive after getting carved up for 40 last week by the Chiefs.
— John Reid, orlandosentinel.com, "Jaguars CB Ramsey requests trade after dispute during loss with Marrone," 16 Sep. 2019
//Minnesota worked on the Eagles’ offense during spring practices, a little bit in the summer and carved out days during fall camp.
— Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers have a different challenge in Georgia Southern’s triple-option offense," 12 Sep. 2019
//Nearby, a plastic bar, carved as a lattice to shrink its weight, stretched across the ceiling, demonstrating how a 3D printer might eventually crank out rods for massive solar panels.
— Wired, "The Best Place to Make Undersea Cables Might Be ... in Space," 11 Sep. 2019
//Gene also enjoyed carving duck decoys, and was an avid N.Y.Giant's fan as well as a UCONN Women's Basketball fan.
— courant.com, "Eugene A. Pintavalle," 8 Sep. 2019
//The maxims were the same: live by the checklist; carve the routines into muscle memory; never get complacent.
— The Economist, "The last of the great explorers," 6 Sep. 2019
//Of course, this is all the precursor to Lauren’s favorite pastime: carving pumpkins, roasting the seeds, and curling up for a night in with the kids and Thomas Rhett.
— Megan Stein, Country Living, "Lauren Akins Is So Ready for Fall — and Even Thomas Rhett Can't Stop Her," 4 Sep. 2019
//Hell's Gate is a popular hiking and cycling spot for tourists and locals and is known for its towering cliffs and gorges carved by a prehistoric lake.
— Helen Regan, CNN, "Hell's Gate: Flash floods sweep away tour group in Kenya park that inspired 'The Lion King'," 1 Sep. 2019
//Johnson can’t carve out a separate legal status for Northern Ireland without losing the support of a small Unionist party from there, whose handful of votes keep the Conservative government in power.
— Matt Ford, The New Republic, "The Great Lie of the Right-Wing Populists," 30 Aug. 2019

First Known Use of carve

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

History and Etymology for carve

Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write

Dictionary Entries near carve

carved/etched/set/written in stone

carved rug

carvel