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- Dictionarycarve/kärv/
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.
CARVE meaning: 1. to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a…. Learn 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 ]
carve something from/out of something The statue was carved out of a single piece of stone. The beads were carved from solid ivory. carve something into/in something The wood had been carved into the shape of a flower. (figurative) Over the centuries, melting snow had carved valleys in the landscape. carve in something She carves in both stone ...
Carve definition: to cut (a solid material) so as to form something. See examples of CARVE used in a sentence.
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.
