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.]

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]

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]

sculpt

Past participle: sculpted
Gerund: sculpting

Imperative

sculpt

sculpt

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"

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.

Translations

γλύφω

scolpire

sculpt

[skʌlpt]

A. VT → esculpir

B. VI → esculpir

sculpt

[ˈskʌlpt]

vt → sculpter

vi → sculpter

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)

sculpt

[skʌlpt] vt & vi → scolpire