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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Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
Mother Nature shook the Bormio snow globe mightily today as the world’s top Alpine skiers carved through blizzard conditions in Run 1 of the men’s Olympic slalom.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
During the event, the moon’s shadow will carve a path 383 miles (616 kilometers) wide and 2,661 miles (4,282 kilometers) long across Earth, according to EarthSky.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Because construction spanned centuries, the Duomo’s statues were carved by artists from different regions and periods, resulting in a monument that reads as a timeline of evolving artistic styles.
—ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Carve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carve. Accessed 17 Feb. 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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