carve
carve
(kɑːʳv )Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense carves , present participle carving , past tense, past participle carved
1. verb
If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out.
One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set. [VERB noun]
He carves his figures from white pine. [VERB noun preposition]
I picked up a piece of wood and started carving. [VERB]
...carved stone figures. [VERB-ed]
2. See also carving
3. verb
4. verb
Andrew began to carve the chicken. [VERB noun]
Carve the beef into slices. [VERB noun + into]
5. verb [no passive]
If you carve a career or a niche for yourself, you succeed in getting the career or the position that you want by your own efforts.
She has carved a niche for herself as a comic actor. [V n for pron-refl]
They may be loyally standing by their men, but they are also carving their own careers. [VERB noun]
The girl from nowhere clearly means to carve herself a place in history. [V pron-refl n]
6. verb [usually passive]
