carve up

verb

carved up; carving up; carves up

usually disapproving

: to divide something into small parts

The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.

Examples of carve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pierre, a towering presence already at 18, has broken through in Philadelphia for the youthful Union, who are carving up MLS. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The redrawn map lawmakers passed last September, which carves up Kansas City into three separate Republican-leaning districts, remains blocked by court order. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

The Trojans were largely excellent on both sides of the ball, with Maiava carving up the Bulldogs' secondary and the USC defense showing more capability after a vanilla opener. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

But the Rams lost in the NFC Championship Game to the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, 31-27, as quarterback Sam Darnold carved up their defense. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for carve up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup