Synonyms for carve
kɑrvcarve

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1. carveverb

   form by carving

   "Carve a flower from the ice"

   Synonyms:
   chip at, cut up

2. carve, chip atverb

   engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

   "carve one's name into the bark"

   Synonyms:
   chip at, cut up

3. carve, cut upverb

   cut to pieces

   "Father carved the ham"

   Synonyms:
   hack, cut up, compartmentalize, mutilate, chip at, compartmentalise, mangle

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1. • Cut
   • Shape

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1. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   sculpture, chisel, cut

2. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   form, shape, fashion, mould

3. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   engrave, grave

4. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   cut in pieces or slices

5. carve

   Synonyms:
   v. n. exercise the trade of a carver

6. carve

   Synonyms:
   cut meat at table

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1. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   sculpture, chisel, engrave, fashion, mould

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1. List of paraphrases for "carve":

   sculpt

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How to use carve in a sentence?

1. Margaret Hilda Thatcher:

   I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.

2. Jorge Gonzalez:

   It talks about satanic stuff and stuff like that and my son was never into that, you have to carve a number into your arm, you have to cut yourself.

3. Conway Mayor Tab Townsell:

   It's awfully hard for us to carve out a niche as a tech industry city in a state that looks like it's actively promoting a discriminatory legal structure.

4. James Thornton:

   Before the creation of the welfare state, immigrants who came to this country were for the most part attracted by America’s reputation as a land of freedom and opportunity. Laws and customs that then prevailed required immigrants to carve out their individual destinies by their own labor, perseverance, intelligence, and determination.

5. Jim Manley:

   Her modus operandi has been to hang back and let the process play out. She is playing the long game, i am not sure what the future holds for her, but I think she is determined to carve out a role within the party for many years to come.