carved; carving
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
carver
noun
Examples of carve in a Sentence
We carved an ice sculpture.
Who is going to carve the turkey?
He carved while I made the gravy.
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To build all this, a huge tunnel first had to be dug into the mountain and then the dwellings themselves were carved out over a period of roughly seven years.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
After seeing the demon's symbol carved into the telephone poll, viewers know that the cult wanted Charlie to die in order to have a more ideal, male host.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento region is carved into pieces by other dangerous roads: Stockton Boulevard, Florin Road, Watt Avenue.
—Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2025
It was abandoned in 1865, when the war ended, but the cannon emplacements are still visible today, carved into the landscape.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
After seeing the demon's symbol carved into the telephone poll, viewers know that the cult wanted Charlie to die in order to have a more ideal, male host.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento region is carved into pieces by other dangerous roads: Stockton Boulevard, Florin Road, Watt Avenue.
—Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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carve
verb
carved; carving
1
: to cut with care or exactness
2
: to cut into pieces or slices
3
: to cut up and serve meat
carver
noun
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