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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.

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

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carver n.

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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

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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" chip at 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" cut up 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"

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carve

verb 1. sculpt, form, cut, chip, sculpture, whittle, chisel, hew, fashion

verb 2. etch, engrave, inscribe, fashion, slash

Translations

carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] → trinchar [+ wood]; tallar [+ stone]; cincelar, esculpir;

(on tree) → grabar

carve up vt → dividir, repartir [+ meat]; trinchar

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carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] (also: carve up) → découper [+ wood, stone]; tailler, sculpter

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carve [kɑːv] vt (meat) → (ab)schneiden;

(wood) → schnitzen;

(stone) → meißeln;

(initials, design) → einritzen

carve up carve vt (land etc) → aufteilen;

(meat) → aufschneiden

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carve [kɑːv] vt [+ meat] → trinciare [+ wood, stone]; intagliare

carve up vt [+ meat] → tagliare;

(fig) [+ country]; suddividere

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carve

v carve [kaːv]

1 to make designs, shapes etc by cutting a piece of wood etc A figure carved out of wood. uitsny, graveer يَنْقُشُ، يَحْفُرُ، يُصَمِّمُ издълбавам vyřezávat, vyřezat skære schnitzen σκαλίζω, χαράσσω tallar, grabar, esculpir nikerdama منبت کاری کردن؛ حکاکی کردن veistää sculpter (dans) לְגָלֵף लकड़ी काट कर चित्र बनाना rezbariti, gravirati (ki)farag memahat skera út; rista; tálga scolpire, incidere 刻んでつくる 조각하다 (iš)drožti grebt; griezt mengukir snijden skjære ut; hugge ut, meisle rzeźbić talhar a ciopli (în) вырезать vyrezať rezbariti klesati snida, skära แกะสลัก oymak, yontmak 雕刻 вирізати کندہ کاری کرنا tạc (雕)刻

2 to cut up (meat) into slices Father carved the joint. sny يَقْطَعُ اللحْمَ إلى شَرائِح нарязвам krájet, porcovat udskære; skære for vorschneiden κόβω, τεμαχίζω cortar, trinchar viiludeks lõikama قاچ کردن؛ باریکه باریکه بریدن viipaloida découper לַחתוֹך टुकड़ों में काटना razrezati (fel)vág mengiris skera trinciare 切り分ける (고기를) 썰다 supjaustyti sagriezt potong voorsnijden skjære (i skiver) ciąć trinchar a tăia резать кусочками krájať razrezati rezati skära upp, tranchera ตัด kesmek, parçalamak 切開 нарізувати گوشت کو ٹکڑوں میں کاٹنا thái 切开

n carving

a design, ornament etc carved from wood, stone etc. sneewerk نقْش، حفْر резбарство řezba billedskærerarbejde die Schnitzerei σκάλισμα, χαραγμένο σχέδιο escultura, talla nikerdis حکاکی veistos, puuleikkaus sculpture גִילוּף लकड़ी या पत्थर काटकर बनाना rezbarenje, rezbarija (fa)faragás pahatan útskurður intaglio 彫刻 조각 drožinys griezums; grebums ukiran stuk snijwerk treskjæring, utskjæring rzeźba gravura sculptură резьба; резная работа rezba; plastika lesorez drvrorez snideri, träskulptur ไม้หรือหินแกะสลัก oyma, yontma 彫刻品 різьблення по дереву نقش و نگار vật hoặc mẫu được khắc 雕刻品

carve out

to achieve or gain (something) He carved out a career for himself. jou weg in die wêreld baan يشق يَشُقُّ لِنَفْسِهِ طَريقا في الحَياه извоювам dobýt si, vybudovat si skabe; opbygge aufbauen πετυχαίνω, κερδίζω forjarse, hacerse rajama با کوشش بدست آوردن luoda, raivata se tailler לְהַרווִיח, לְהָשִׂיג कुछ पाना या हासिल करना izboriti elér vmit mencapai ryðja sér braut costruire 切り開く 이룩하다 pasiekti panākt mencapai opbouwen skape, oppnå osiągać conquistar a-şi croi делать (себе) dosiahnuť ustvariti si izgraditi karijeru tillkämpa sig, vinna, förvärva พยายามอย่างมากเพื่อประสบความสำเร็จ ulaşmak 開拓,創業 досягати اپنے لئے آپ راستہ پیدا کرنا ، قوتِ بازو سے آگے بڑھنا tạo dựng 谋求发迹