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Dictionary: sculpt   (skŭlpt) pronunciation

v., sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts.

v.tr.
  1. To sculpture (an object).
  2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: "Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities" (H. Claude Shostal).
v.intr.
To be a sculptor.

[French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve. See sculpture.]


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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
  Synonym: sculpture

Meaning #2: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
  Synonyms: sculpture, grave


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - modellere, udhugge
v. intr. - modellere, udhugge

Nederlands (Dutch)
beeldhouwen, modelleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - sculpter
v. intr. - sculpter

Deutsch (German)
v. - bildhauern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λαξεύω, (μτφ.) δίνω μορφή ή σχήμα

Italiano (Italian)
scolpire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - esculpir

Русский (Russian)
ваять, лепить, придавать форму

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - esculpir, tallar
v. intr. - esculpir, tallar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skulptera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
雕刻, 造形, 雕塑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 雕刻, 造形
v. intr. - 雕刻, 雕塑

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 조각하다, 조각물로 장식하다, 침식하다
v. intr. - 조각을 하다, 조각가가 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 彫刻する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينحت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיסל, גילף, חקק‬
v. intr. - ‮פיסל, גילף, חקק‬


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