carve

verb

\ˈkärv

carved; carving

Definition of carve

transitive verb

1 : to cut with care or precision carved fretwork

2 : to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out carve out a career

3 : to cut into pieces or slices carved the turkey

intransitive verb

1 : to cut up and serve meat

2 : to work as a sculptor or engraver

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Examples of carve in a Sentence

We carved an ice sculpture. Who is going to carve the turkey? He carved while I made the gravy.

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In truth, Hurd is a walking demonstration of what our political system would look like if gerrymandering didn’t carve up the American election map into endless slices of ultra-partisanship. — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, "Hurd carries the burden of the GOP brand into November," 22 June 2018 The intricately detailed heads were carved and painted by a Japanese artist. — Washington Post, "Louisiana’s whooping crane comeback: 5 chicks this year," 13 July 2018 Witch Marks have been found carved into many old homes and churches, mostly in England. — Sarah Lyons, Teen Vogue, "How to Make Friday the 13th Good Luck Charms," 12 July 2018 The root end of a green onion was carved into a flower, blooming from below. — Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal, "Ngon Appetit keeps it simple with 3 items — soup, sandwiches, crepes," 11 July 2018 But what really happened when people were carved off from what had historically been social co-participation in musical rituals was not that audiences became isolated. — Nancy Baym, WIRED, "Book Excerpt: How Music Fans Built the Internet," 10 July 2018 The pond was carved out of the earth shortly after the Teales purchased the property. — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, "Teale's Legacy Lives On At Trail Wood Sanctuary," 9 July 2018 One block was meticulously carved to leave the black lines that describe the composition’s forms. — Christopher Knight, latimes.com, "Out of the shadows and into the light: 'Chiaroscuro Woodcut' is a sleeper hit at LACMA," 5 July 2018 As part of interim peace deals in the 1990s, the West Bank was carved up into autonomous and semi-autonomous Palestinian areas, known as Areas A and B, and Area C, which is home to some 400,000 Israeli settlers. — Fox News, "Activists protest planned West Bank demolition," 4 July 2018

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