Verb: carve kaa(r)v
- Form by carving
"Carve a flower from the ice"
- Cut or slice into pieces
"Father carved the ham";
- cut up
- Engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
"carve one's name into the bark";
- chip at
Derived forms: carved, carving, carves
See also: divide
Type of: cut, forge, form, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], shape, work
Encyclopedia: Carve, Thomas