- v. cut to pieces (view details)
- v. form by carving (view details)
- v. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) cut to pieces
Usage Example(s): Father carved the ham
Synonym(s): cut up ( what does cut up stand for? )
Worth Checking: carve up ( what does carve up stand for? ), dissever ( what does dissever stand for? ), divide ( what does divide stand for? ), separate ( what does separate stand for? ), split ( what does split stand for? ), split up ( what does split up stand for? )
carve is derived from: carver ( what does carver stand for? ), cutter ( what does cutter stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) form by carving
Usage Example(s): Carve a flower from the ice
carve is derived from: carver, carving ( what does carving stand for? ), cutting ( what does cutting stand for? ), sculptor ( what does sculptor stand for? ), sculpturer ( what does sculpturer stand for? ), statue maker ( what does statue maker stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
Usage Example(s): carve one’’s name into the bark
Synonym(s): chip at ( what does chip at stand for? )
Worth Checking: break off ( what does break off stand for? ), chip ( what does chip stand for? ), cut off ( what does cut off stand for? ), knap ( what does knap stand for? )
carve is derived from: carver, carving, sculpture ( what does sculpture stand for? ), woodcarver ( what does woodcarver stand for? )
Anagram1 for carve: crave (What does crave stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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