🔪carve

verb
/kɑːrv/

Meaning

To cut or shape something, especially wood or stone, into a desired form.

Example Sentences

The artist carved a beautiful statue out of marble.

Example Expressions

carve out a niche

Synonyms

engrave, sculpt, chisel, etch, shape

Antonyms

destroy, demolish, flatten

Collocations

carve wood, carve stone, carve a statue, carve out

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