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• carve — [kärv] vt. carved, carving [ME kerven < OE ceorfan < IE base * gerebh , to scratch: see GRAPHIC] 1. to make or shape by or as by cutting, chipping, hewing, etc. [carve a statue out of wood or stone, carve a career] 2. to decorate the… …   English World dictionary

• carve — carver, n. /kahrv/, v., carved, carving. v.t. 1. to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. 2. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. 3. to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast …   Universalium

• carve — [[t]kɑrv[/t]] v. carved, carv•ing 1) to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine[/ex] 2) to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone[/ex] 3) to cut into pieces or slices, as meat 4) cvb …   From formal English to slang

• carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs 　carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• carve — [ karv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood: He carved a statue of her out of an old log. a ) transitive to produce a pattern or writing on the surface of something by cutting it: She carved… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• statue — n. 1) to carve; sculpt, sculpture a statue 2) to cast a statue (in bronze) 3) to unveil a statue 4) an equestrian statue * * * [ stætʃuː] sculpt sculpture a statue an equestrian statue to carve to unveil a statue to cast a statue (in bronze) …   Combinatory dictionary

• carve — [c]/kav / (say kahv) verb (carved, carving) –verb (t) 1. to fashion by cutting: to carve a block of stone into a statue. 2. to produce by cutting: to carve a design in wood. 3. to cut into slices or pieces, as meat. –verb (i) 4. to decorate by… …  

• carve */*/ — UK [kɑː(r)v] / US [kɑrv] verb Word forms carve : present tense I/you/we/they carve he/she/it carves present participle carving past tense carved past participle carved 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make an object by cutting it from stone or… …   English dictionary

• carve — v. 1 tr. produce or shape (a statue, representation in relief, etc.) by cutting into a hard material (carved a figure out of rock; carved it in wood). 2 tr. a cut patterns, designs, letters, etc. in (hard material). b (foll. by into) form a… …   Useful english dictionary

• statue maker — noun an artist who creates sculptures • Syn: ↑sculptor, ↑sculpturer, ↑carver • Derivationally related forms: ↑carve (for: ↑carver), ↑sculpture ( …   Useful english dictionary

• David (Donatello) — The first version of David (1408 1409). Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Height 191 cm. This article is about the sculptures by Donatello, for other uses see David (disambiguation). David is the name of two statues by Italian early… …   Wikipedia