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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.
The meaning of CARVE is to cut with care or precision. How to use carve in a sentence. to cut with care or precision; to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out; to cut into pieces or slices…
Definition of carve verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Carve definition: to cut (a solid material) so as to form something. See examples of CARVE used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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 ]
CARVE meaning: 1. to make an object, a shape, or a pattern by cutting wood, stone, etc: 2. to cut a large piece…. Learn more.
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.
1. If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. [...] 2. See also carving. 3. If you carve writing or a design on an object, you cut it into the surface of the object. [...] More.
