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Definition carve in British English

carve verb

verb
/kɑː(r)v/
1

to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood

Example

He carved a statue of her out of an old log.

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bas-relief bronze bust
1.1

to produce a pattern or writing on the surface of something by cutting it

Example

She carved his name on her school desk.

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draw mark outline
2

to cut a large piece of cooked meat into thin pieces before serving it

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bake beat blanch
3

if wind, a river etc carves something in the land, its action forms it over a period of many years

Example

The river has carved a series of spectacular gorges.

Synonyms and related words
carve deposit deposition
Definition carve in British English