carve

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

carve

past (v2)

carved

past participle (v3)

carved

present participle

carving

3rd person singular

carves

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

carves

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To cut meat in order to serve it.

   • You carve the roast and I’ll serve the vegetables.

2. 2.To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.

   • The facades of the buildings fronting upon the avenue within the wall were richly carven[…].

3. 3.To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.

4. 4.To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.

   • The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The act of carving

   • Give that turkey a careful carve.

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