graving

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Grave Source: opted

2. n. The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Source: opted

3. n. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio. Source: opted

4. n. That which is graved or carved. Source: opted

5. n. Impression, as upon the mind or heart. Source: opted

6. The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio. 2. That which is graved or carved. [R.] Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. 2 Chron. ii. 14. 3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart. New gravings upon their souls. Eikon Basilike Source: webster

7. The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Graving dock. (Naut.) Seeunder Dock. Source: adambom

8. v shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it v carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface Source: ecdict

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