sculpt

sculpt

 (skŭlpt)

v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts

v.tr.

1. To sculpture (an object).

2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: "Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities" (H. Claude Shostal).

v.intr.

To be a sculptor.

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[French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.]

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sculpt

(skʌlpt)

vb

1. (Art Terms) a variant of sculpture⁵, sculpture⁶, sculpture⁷, sculpture⁸

2. (Art Terms) (intr) to practise sculpture

Also called (formerly): sculp

[C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve]

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sculpt

(skʌlpt)

v.t., v.i.

1. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.

2. to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture.

[1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt-; or as back formation from sculptor]

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sculpt

Past participle: sculpted
Gerund: sculpting

Imperative

sculpt

sculpt

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sculpt - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" sculpture artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" grave, sculpt, sculpture - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
	2.	sculpt - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband" grave, sculpture carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice" sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

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sculpt

verb carve, cut, fashion, model, form, shape, cast, sculpture, chisel, hew They sculpt the material while it is in the right stage of stickiness.

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Translations

γλύφω

scolpire

sculpt

[skʌlpt]

A. VT → esculpir

B. VI → esculpir

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sculpt

[ˈskʌlpt]

vt → sculpter

vi → sculpter

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sculpt

vt = sculpture VT

vi → bildhauern (inf); he sculpts for a living → er verdient sich (dat) → seinen Lebensunterhalt als Bildhauer, er lebt vom Bildhauern (inf)

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sculpt

[skʌlpt] vt & vi → scolpire

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