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carve
(redirected from carved out)

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carve  (kärv)
v. carved, carv·ing, carves
v.tr.
1.
a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.
b. To divide by parceling out: carve up an estate.
2. To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: carve the wood into a figure.
3. To make or form by or as if by cutting: carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.
4. To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.
v.intr.
1. To engrave or cut figures as an art, hobby, or trade.
2. To disjoint, slice, and serve meat or poultry.

[Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

carver n.

carve
Verb
[carving, carved]
1. to cut in order to form something: carving wood
2. to form (something) by cutting: the statue which was carved by Michelangelo
3. to slice (cooked meat)
See also carve out, carve up [Old English ceorfan]
carver n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
hew, hew out - make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock"
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"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
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"
fret - carve a pattern into
2.carve - engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"
chisel - carve with a chisel; "chisel the marble"
engrave, inscribe, grave, scratch - carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
engrave, etch - carve or cut a design or letters into; "engrave the pen with the owner's name"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
3.carve - cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
shave - make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
filet, fillet - cut into filets; "filet the fish"
cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"

carve
Translations

carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] → trinchar [+ wood]; tallar [+ stone]; cincelar, esculpir;
(on tree) → grabar
carve up vtdividir, repartir [+ meat]; trinchar
carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] (also: carve up) → découper [+ wood, stone]; tailler, sculpter
carve [kɑːv] vt (meat) → (ab)schneiden;
(wood) → schnitzen;
(stone) → meißeln;
(initials, design) → einritzen
carve up carve vt (land etc) → aufteilen;
(meat) → aufschneiden
carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] → trinciare [+ wood, stone]; intagliare
carve up vt [+ meat] → tagliare;
(fig) [+ country]; suddividere

carve
v carve [kaːv]
1 to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc A figure carved out of wood.uitsny, graveerيَنْقُشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يُصَمِّمُиздълбавамvyřezávat, vyřezatskæreschnitzenσκαλίζω, χαράσσωtallar, grabar, esculpirnikerdamaمنبت کاری کردن؛ حکاکی کردنveistääsculpter (dans)לְגָלֵףलकड़ी काट कर चित्र बनानाrezbariti, gravirati(ki)faragmemahatskera út; rista; tálgascolpire, incidere刻んでつくる조각하다(iš)drožtigrebt; grieztmengukirsnijdenskjære ut; hugge ut, meislerzeźbićtalhara ciopli (în)вырезатьvyrezaťrezbaritiklesatisnida, skäraแกะสลักoymak, yontmak雕刻вирізатиکندہ کاری کرناtạc()刻
2 to cut up (meat) into slices Father carved the joint.snyيَقْطَعُ اللحْمَ إلى شَرائِحнарязвамkrájet, porcovatudskære; skære forvorschneidenκόβω, τεμαχίζωcortar, trincharviiludeks lõikamaقاچ کردن؛ باریکه باریکه بریدنviipaloidadécouperלַחתוֹךटुकड़ों में काटनाrazrezati(fel)vágmengirisskeratrinciare切り分ける(고기를) 썰다supjaustytisagrieztpotongvoorsnijdenskjære (i skiver)ciąćtrinchara tăiaрезать кусочкамиkrájaťrazrezatirezatiskära upp, trancheraตัดkesmek, parçalamak切開нарізуватиگوشت کو ٹکڑوں میں کاٹناthái
n ˈcarving
a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc. sneewerkنقْش، حفْرрезбарствоřezbabilledskærerarbejdedie Schnitzereiσκάλισμα, χαραγμένο σχέδιοescultura, tallanikerdisحکاکیveistos, puuleikkaussculptureגִילוּףलकड़ी या पत्थर काटकर बनानाrezbarenje, rezbarija(fa)faragáspahatanútskurðurintaglio彫刻조각drožinysgriezums; grebumsukiranstuk snijwerktreskjæring, utskjæringrzeźbagravurasculpturăрезьба; резная работаrezba; plastikalesorezdrvrorezsnideri, träskulpturไม้หรือหินแกะสลักoyma, yontma彫刻品різьблення по деревуنقش و نگارvật hoặc mẫu được khắc
carve out
to achieve or gain (something) He carved out a career for himself.jou weg in die wêreld baanيشق يَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ طَريقا في الحَياهизвоювамdobýt si, vybudovat siskabe; opbyggeaufbauenπετυχαίνω, κερδίζωforjarse, hacerserajamaبا کوشش بدست آوردنluoda, raivatase taillerלְהַרווִיח, לְהָשִׂיגकुछ पाना या हासिल करनाizboritielér vmitmencapairyðja sér brautcostruire切り開く이룩하다pasiektipanāktmencapaiopbouwenskape, oppnåosiągaćconquistara-şi croiделать (себе)dosiahnuťustvariti siizgraditi karijerutillkämpa sig, vinna, förvärvaพยายามอย่างมากเพื่อประสบความสำเร็จulaşmak開拓,創業досягатиاپنے لئے آپ راستہ پیدا کرنا ، قوتِ بازو سے آگے بڑھناtạo dựng

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