carve

• cast
• chisel
• engrave
• etch
• form
• grave
• incise
• inscribe
• knap
• model
• mold
• sculpt
• sculpture
• shape

• noun
  1. A carucate.
  2. The act of carving.
• verb
  1. To cut.
  2. To cut meat in order to serve it.
  3. To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
  4. To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
  5. To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
  6. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

• The chef began to carve the turkey at the dinner table.
• Artists often carve statues from marble or wood.
• He used a knife to carve his initials into the tree.
• The company hopes to carve a niche in the technology market.
• They planned to carve out time for a family vacation.

hacksaw

lacerate

hammer

kibble

gash

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