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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024carv•ing (kär′ving),USA pronunciation n. - the act of fashioning or producing by cutting into or shaping solid material, as wood.
- a carved design or figure.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carving /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ n - a figure or design produced by carving stone, wood, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024carve /kɑrv/USA pronunciation v., carved, carv•ing. - to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: [~ + object]to carve a piece of ebony.[no object]They have been carving for years.
- [~ + object] to form from a solid material by cutting: carved unusual statues out of wood and ivory.
- to cut (meat) into pieces or slices: [~ + object]She carved the turkey expertly.[no object]Let him carve this year.
- to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface:[~ + object]The craftsman carved the top and sides of the chest.
- to cut (a design) into solid material:[~ + object]She carved her initials on the tree.
- [~ + out + object] to make or create for oneself: He carved out a successful career in business.
carv•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024carve (kärv),USA pronunciation v., carved, carv•ing. v.t. - to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:to carve a piece of pine.
- to form from a solid material by cutting:to carve a statue out of stone.
- to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast of meat.
- to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface:The top of the box was beautifully carved with figures of lions and unicorns.
- to cut (a design, figures, etc.) on a surface:Figures of lions and unicorns were carved on the top of the box.
- to make or create for oneself (often fol. by out):He carved out a career in business.
v.i. - to carve figures, designs, etc.
- to cut meat.
- bef. 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German kerven, German kerben, Greek gráphein to mark, write; see graph
carv′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carve /kɑːv/ vb - (transitive) to cut or chip in order to form something: to carve wood
- to decorate or form (something) by cutting or chipping: to carve statues
- to slice (meat) into pieces
See also carve out, carve upEtymology: Old English ceorfan; related to Old Frisian kerva, Middle High German kerben to notch |