carved; carving
1
: to cut with care or precision
carved fretwork
2
: to make or get by or as if by cutting
—often used with out
carve out a career
3
: to cut into pieces or slices
carved the turkey
carver
noun
Examples of carve in a Sentence
We carved an ice sculpture.
Who is going to carve the turkey?
He carved while I made the gravy.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 May 2026
Many hotels rise from Belle Époque seafronts, champagne-country châteaux, and clifftop retreats carved into pine forest.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Space Camp becomes part of the US culture Space Camp has carved out an influential place in American culture.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
The new map, which carved Kansas City into three GOP-leaning districts, placed the site of Vance’s speech squarely in Missouri’s 5th Congressional District.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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carve
verb
carved; carving
1
: to cut with care or exactness
2
: to cut into pieces or slices
3
: to cut up and serve meat
carver
noun
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