Meaning of carve in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kɑrv/

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  1. Verb

    carve

    Etymology

    Old English ceorfan ‘cut, carve’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerven

    Definitions

    1. form by carving

    Examples

    • « Carve a flower from the ice »

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  2. 2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

    Examples

    • « carve one's name into the bark »

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  3. 3. cut to pieces

    Examples

    • « Father carved the ham »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. »
    Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • « It's hard now to imagine that kind of travel and the daily tasks they simply took for granted. If a wagon axle broke, you had to stop and carve a new one. To cross a river, you sometimes had to build a raft. »
    James Houston
  • « We have to compete in a universe of 200 networks, so we have to carve out our own niche, and to me, that niche is just basic shoe-leather journalism with some good journalists at the helm you can trust as presenters. »
    Walter Isaacson
  • « A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. »
    Charles Spurgeon
  • « I think what's really the most ideal thing is for the player themselves, within their own imagination, to carve out what they view as being the essence of the character. »
    Shigeru Miyamoto

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