carve (verb)
11carve — verb 1) he carved horn handles Syn: sculpt, cut, hew, whittle, chisel, shape, fashion 2) I carved my initials on the tree Syn: engrave, incise, score, cut …
12carve — verb /kɑːv/ a) To cut. b) To cut meat in order to serve it …
13carve out — verb a) To hollow by carving. b) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work …
14carve — verb 1) she carved horn handles Syn: sculpt, sculpture; cut, hew, whittle; form, shape, fashion 2) I carved my initials on the tree Syn: engrave, etch, incise, score …
15carve — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)v[/t]] carves, carving, carved 1) VERB 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. →… …
16carve — [c]/kav / (say kahv) verb (carved, carving) –verb (t) 1. to fashion by cutting: to carve a block of stone into a statue. 2. to produce by cutting: to carve a design in wood. 3. to cut into slices or pieces, as meat. –verb (i) 4. to decorate by… …
17carve up — 1) PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone carves something up, you disapprove of the way they have divided it into small parts. [V P n (not pron)] He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing... [V… …
18carve */*/ — UK [kɑː(r)v] / US [kɑrv] verb Word forms carve : present tense I/you/we/they carve he/she/it carves present participle carving past tense carved past participle carved 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make an object by cutting it from stone or… …
19carve out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms carve out : present tense I/you/we/they carve out he/she/it carves out present participle carving out past tense carved out past participle carved out to develop a career or position for yourself by working… …
20carve up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms carve up : present tense I/you/we/they carve up he/she/it carves up present participle carving up past tense carved up past participle carved up 1) to divide something such as land between different people or… …
