carve
[ kahrv ]
/ kɑrv /
verb (used with object), carved, carv·ing.
verb (used without object), carved, carv·ing.
to carve figures, designs, etc.
to cut meat.
Origin of carve
before 1000; Middle English
kerven, Old English
ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German
kerven, German
kerben, Greek
gráphein to mark, write; see
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OTHER WORDS FROM carve
Words nearby carve
carunculate,
carus curve,
caruso,
caruso, enrico,
carvacrol,
carve,
carve out,
carve up,
carvel,
carvel-built,
carven
British Dictionary definitions for carve out (1 of 2)
carve out
verb
(tr, adverb)
to make or create (a career)
he carved out his own future
British Dictionary definitions for carve out (2 of 2)
carve
/ (kɑːv) /
verb
(tr)
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
to carve a turkey
Word Origin for carve
Old English
ceorfan; related to Old Frisian
kerva, Middle High German
kerben to notch