carving (verb)
1carving — 1. noun [ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/ A carved object. The primitive carving looked ancient but was stamped made in Taiwan. 2. verb [ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/ Executing turns without pivoting …
2carve — [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… …
3carve out — verb 1. establish or create through painstaking effort She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues • Hypernyms: ↑create • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. remove from a larger whole the new start up company carved out a large chunk… …
4carve — verb 1》 cut into or shape (a hard material) in order to produce an object or design. ↘produce (an object or design) by carving. 2》 cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating. 3》 (carve something out) develop a career, reputation, etc. through… …
5carve — verb (carved; carving) Etymology: Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cut with care or precision …
6undercut — verb (undercut, undercutting) –verb (t) /ʌndəˈkʌt / (say unduh kut) 1. to cut under or beneath. 2. to cut away material from so as to leave a portion overhanging, as in carving or sculpture. 3. to sell or work at a lower price than. 4. Sport to… …
7chip at — verb engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface carve one s name into the bark • Syn: ↑carve • See Also: ↑chip • Derivationally related forms: ↑carver (for: ↑ …
8carve out — verb a) To hollow by carving. b) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work …
9depict — verb ADVERB ▪ graphically, vividly ▪ The book vividly depicts the Hollywood of the 1950s. ▪ accurately ▪ clearly ▪ The carving clearly depicts …
10write — verb (past wrote; past participle written) 1》 mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. ↘have the ability to do this: he couldn t read or write. ↘fill out or complete in writing.… …
