to carve sth into

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• 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 — verb 1 (I, T) to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces using a big knife: Carve the lamb into slices and arrange in a hot serving dish. 2 (T) to cut shapes out of solid wood or stone: Michelangelo carved this figure from a single… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• carve — [kɑːv] verb [I/T] 1) to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood, or to make a pattern by cutting into stone or wood 2) to cut a large piece of meat into pieces before you serve it • carve out sth (for yourself) carve sth up …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• carve something up — DIVIDE, partition, apportion, subdivide, split up, break up; share out, dole out; informal divvy up. → carve * * * divide something ruthlessly into separate areas or domains West Africa was carved up by the Europeans * * * ˌcarve sthˈup derived ( …   Useful english dictionary

• shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive …   Collocations dictionary

• slice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flat piece of food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, generous, great, huge, large, thick ▪ little, small, thin …   Collocations dictionary

• cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• relief — noun 1 removal of anxiety/pain ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• wood — noun 1 what trees are made of ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ soft ▪ Pine is a soft wood. ▪ dark ▪ The house had dark wood floors …   Collocations dictionary

• stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve …   Collocations dictionary

• path — noun 1 way across land ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ steep ▪ winding ▪ cobblestone (esp. AmE), dirt …   Collocations dictionary