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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Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The bit of showmanship is usually performed by a chef other than Kim, who has moved onto the next task of adjusting salt in a coulis or carving quail into quarters.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Gensler’s co-CEO Goldstein carves out some early-morning time to check the notes sent out to him on other platforms, filtering out urgent inquiries from the matters that can wait until breakfast comes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Add to the experience by staying at Argos, a monastery turned luxe hotel with rooms carved into the cliffs.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve. Accessed 7 Jan. 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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