Thesaurus: carve

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1. v. t. To cut.
2. v. t. To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
3. v. t. To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
4. v. t. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
5. v. t. To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
6. v. t. To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
7. v. t. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
8. v. i. To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
9. v. i. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
10. n. A carucate.
11. v. form by carving
12. v. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface