sculpt

verb

ˈskəlpt 

sculpted; sculpting; sculpts

: carve, sculpture

Synonyms of sculpt

• carve

Examples of sculpt in a Sentence

She carefully sculpted the wood.

The children painted and sculpted all morning.

Sculpt your back with push-ups.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those beautiful cities are sculpted out of brick and stone, and connected by monumental asphalt avenues which absorb the heat, and hold onto it at night. — Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026

For millennia, the Wounaan people, who live in parts of what is now Panama and Colombia, have hewn and sculpted various woods. — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Mount Rushmore National Memorial The sculpting feat on the eastern edge of the Black Hills honors four presidents. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026

The two Arts of War statues, called Valor and Sacrifice, were sculpted by Leo Friedlander and cast in Italy. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sculpt

• gulped
• pulped

Kids Definition

sculpt

verb

ˈskəlpt 

: sculpture entry 2, carve