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- Dictionarycarve/kɑːv/
verb
- 1. cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription: "the wood was carved with runes" Similar Opposite
- 2. cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating: "he stood carving the roast chicken" Similar
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CARVE definition: 1. to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a…. Learn more.
: 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. carver noun. Synonyms. sculpture. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of carve in a Sentence.
Definition of carve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set. [ VERB noun ]
When you cut a design into a piece of wood or marble, you carve it. Headstone engravers carve people's names and the dates of their births and deaths into gravestones. You might carve your initials into the tree in your backyard, or carve a walking stick out of a large branch.
to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something: carve something out Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.
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 pieces or slices, as meat. 4. to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface.
Carve definition: to cut (a solid material) so as to form something. See examples of CARVE used in a sentence.
CARVE definition: 1. to make an object, a shape, or a pattern by cutting wood, stone, etc: 2. to cut a large piece…. Learn more.
noun, plural carvers [count] a talented carver. CARVE meaning: 1 : to make (something, such as a sculpture or design) by cutting off pieces of the material it is made of often + out of or from; 2 : to cut (something, such as a pattern or design) into a surface often + into or on.
