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- [kahrv]
- /kɑrv/
- /kɑːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahrv]
- /kɑrv/
Definitions of carve word
- verb carve If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. 3
- verb carve If you carve writing or a design on an object, you cut it into the surface of the object. 3
- verb carve If you carve a piece of cooked meat, you cut slices from it so that you can eat it. 3
- verb carve If you carve a career or a niche for yourself, you succeed in getting the career or the position that you want by your own efforts. 3
- verb carve Carve out means the same as carve. 3
- verb carve If a road is carved through a place, it is built so that it goes through that place. 3
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Origin of carve
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English kerven, Old English ceorfan to cut; cognate with Middle Low German kerven, German kerben, Greek gráphein to mark, write; see graph
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Parts of speech for Carve
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carve popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carve usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carve
verb carve
- fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- hack — to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- chisel — A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- shape — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
Antonyms for carve
verb carve
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- sew — to ground (a vessel) at low tide (sometimes fol by up).
Top questions with carve
- how to carve a turkey?
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