carve

carve

verb \ˈkärv\

carvedcarv·ing

Definition of CARVE

transitive verb

1

: to cut with care or precision <carved fretwork>

2

: to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out <carve out a career>

3

: to cut into pieces or slices <carved the turkey>

intransitive verb

1

: to cut up and serve meat

2

: to work as a sculptor or engraver

— carv·er noun

Examples of CARVE

1. We carved an ice sculpture.
2. Who is going to carve the turkey?
3. He carved while I made the gravy.

Origin of CARVE

Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to CARVE

Synonyms: sculpt, sculpture

Related Words: chisel, engrave, etch, grave, incise, inscribe; knap; cast, form, model, mold, shape

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Rhymes with CARVE

starve, varve