carvecarve /kɑrv/ ●●○ verb 
1
[transitive] to make an object by cutting it from a piece of wood or stone: 
The statue was carved from a single block of marble.2[transitive] to cut a pattern or letter on the surface of something: Someone had carved their initials on the tree.3[intransitive, transitive] to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces with a large knife: Dad always carves the turkey.THESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, peel, shred, grate► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)carve out phrasal verb carve out a career/niche/reputation etc. to become successful and be respectedcarve up phrasal verb disapproving to divide land, a company, etc. into smaller parts: The country was carved up after the war.
1 [transitive] to make an object by cutting it from a piece of wood or stone: The statue was carved from a single block of marble.2[transitive] to cut a pattern or letter on the surface of something: Someone had carved their initials on the tree.3[intransitive, transitive] to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces with a large knife: Dad always carves the turkey.THESAURUScut, chop (up), slice, dice, peel, shred, grate► see thesaurus at cut1 (1)carve out phrasal verb carve out a career/niche/reputation etc. to become successful and be respectedcarve up phrasal verb disapproving to divide land, a company, etc. into smaller parts: The country was carved up after the war.
