Synonyms for CARVE
kɑrvcarve

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1. carveverb

   form by carving

   "Carve a flower from the ice"

   Synonyms:
   chip at, cut up

2. carve, chip atverb

   engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

   "carve one's name into the bark"

   Synonyms:
   chip at, cut up, carve

3. carve, cut upverb

   cut to pieces

   "Father carved the ham"

   Synonyms:
   hack, cut up, compartmentalize, carve, mutilate, chip at, compartmentalise, mangle

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1. • Cut
   • Shape

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1. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   sculpture, chisel, cut

2. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   form, shape, fashion, mould

3. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   engrave, grave

4. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   cut in pieces or slices

5. carve

   Synonyms:
   v. n. exercise the trade of a carver

6. carve

   Synonyms:
   cut meat at table

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1. carveverb

   Synonyms:
   sculpture, chisel, engrave, fashion, mould

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1. List of paraphrases for "carve":

   sculpt

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How to use CARVE in a sentence?

1. Margaret Hilda Thatcher:

   I'm not a good butcher but I've had to learn to carve the joint. People expect a new look.

2. Jerome Kemp:

   I believe every one of our clients has the right to expect the information they share with us...is protected by confidentiality. There would be no carve out in respect to a central bank or any other client.

3. Niklas Granholm:

   The U.S. has realized that they cannot leave the Russians and Chinese to carve up the Arctic as they see fit.

4. Saul Kavonic:

   It's going to come down to how you carve up that value pie. Those are the negotiations that will have to take place in order for that joint development to occur.

5. Jeff Davidson:

   Considering all that competes for your time and attention, if you don’t actively take steps to simplify your life and carve out what I call “breathing space,” you will most certainly find yourself in a perpetual state of overwhelm.