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v., carved, carv·ing, carves.

v.tr.
    1. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.
    2. To divide by parceling out: carve up an estate.
  1. To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: carve the wood into a figure.
  2. To make or form by or as if by cutting: carve initials in the bark; carved out an empire.
  3. To decorate by cutting and shaping carefully.
v.intr.
  1. To engrave or cut figures as an art, hobby, or trade.
  2. To disjoint, slice, and serve meat or poultry.

[Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan.]

carver carv'er n.

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These are two words meaning types of chair. A Carver (with capital C) is in American English a chair with arms, a rush seat, and a back having horizontal and vertical spindles. It is named after J. Carver, the 17th century governor of Plymouth Colony. A carver (small c) is in British English the principal chair of a set of dining chairs, intended for the person who carves.

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verb

  1. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument: cleave, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split. See assemble/disassemble.
  2. To cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing: engrave, etch, grave, incise. See marks.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To shape by cutting; to cut into slices or pieces.

pronunciation War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

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verb trans.
verb trans.

1:
To slash (a person) with a knife or razor. Usu. with up. (1929 —) .
G. Greene They just meant to carve him up, but a razor slipped (1938).

2:
to carve up to cheat, swindle. (1933 —) .
H. Pinter Then after that, you know what they did? They carved me up. Carved me up. It was all arranged, it was all worked out (1959).



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n
carving instrument

An instrument used to shape a plastic material such as wax or amalgam.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - udskære, udhugge, skære for, skabe
v. intr. - skabe

idioms:

  • carve out    skære ud, skabe
  • carve up    inddele

Nederlands (Dutch)
kerven, beeldhouwen, graveren, voorsnijden, uithouwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - tailler, sculpter, creuser, graver, (Culin) découper (de la viande), (fig) se faire (un nom), se tailler (une réputation), se construire (une carrière), creuser (un tunnel)
v. intr. - découper (de la viande)

idioms:

  • carve out    se faire (un nom), se tailler (une réputation), se construire (une carrière), creuser (un tunnel)
  • carve up    partager (un territoire, un marché), (Culin) découper (de la viande), taillader le visage à (qn), (Aut) faire une queue de poisson à

Deutsch (German)
v. - einschnitzen, tranchieren, meißeln

idioms:

  • carve out    heraushauen, sich schaffen
  • carve up    aufschneiden, aufteilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λαξεύω, σμιλεύω, κομματιάζω, κόβω σε φέτες (κρέας κ.λπ.)

idioms:

  • carve out    δημιουργώ με πολύ κόπο
  • carve up    τεμαχίζω, κομματιάζω, κάνω σφήνα (σε αυτοκίνητο)

Italiano (Italian)
intaccare, scolpire

idioms:

  • carve out    intagliare, tagliare
  • carve up    dividere, dividersi, spartire, sfregiare, accoltellare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entalhar, lavrar, esculpir

idioms:

  • carve out    tornar-se respeitado
  • carve up    compartilhar de uma divisão

Русский (Russian)
резать, вырезать

idioms:

  • carve out    вырезать
  • carve up    разрезать, разделять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mellar, esculpir, tallar
v. intr. - hacer muescas en, hacer una escultura

idioms:

  • carve out    tallar, labrar, forjar
  • carve up    dividir, repartir, acuchillar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skära, rista, skära upp (kött)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
刻, 雕刻, 切, 切开, 开创, 做雕刻工作, 切开肉

idioms:

  • carve out    雕刻, 创业, 开拓
  • carve up    瓜分, 划分

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 刻, 雕刻, 切, 切開, 開創
v. intr. - 做雕刻工作, 切開肉

idioms:

  • carve out    雕刻, 創業, 開拓
  • carve up    瓜分, 劃分

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 새기다, 타개하다, 저미다
v. intr. - 고기를 베어 나누다, 새겨지다

idioms:

  • carve out    잘라내다, 개척하다
  • carve up    저미다, 분할하다, 속이다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 切り分ける, 刻む, 彫刻する, 肉を切り分ける, 彫刻業に従事する, 薄く切る

idioms:

  • carve a niche    小さな場所を確保する
  • carve out    切り取る
  • carve up    分割する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) قطع, نقش, حفر, نحت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיסל, פרס, חתך, גילף‬
v. intr. - ‮חתך בשר, גילף דמויות‬


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