carve

[US]/kɑːv/
[UK]/kɑːrv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. sculpt; cut open; create
vi. cut open; work on a carving

Phrases & Collocations

carve out

carve a pumpkin

carve a turkey

carve a statue

wood carving

stone carving

carve up

carve out of

Example Sentences

carve the design in relievo

carve a roast turkey.

carve up an estate.

carve the wood into a figure.

carve a block of stone into a statue

an intricately carved door

the wood was carved with runes.

carve out a way through the enemy

She carved the chicken.

The statue was carved out of marble.

carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.

the carved fretwork; an intricately carved door; stood as if carven from stone.

I was carved up by a lunatic in a Porsche.

canals carved by the agency of running water.

the altar was carved from a block of solid jade.

an inscription was carved over the doorway.

West Africa was carved up by the Europeans.

the carve-up of the brewing industry by vested interests.

intricately carved and fretted balustrades.

emblems carved in bas-relief

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