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carve up

carve up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahrv uhp]
    • /kɑrv ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahrv uhp]
    • /kɑrv ʌp/

Definitions of carve up words

  • phrasal verb carve up If you say that someone carves something up, you disapprove of the way they have divided it into small parts. 3
  • phrasal verb carve up To carve someone up means to hurt them badly using a knife. 3
  • verb carve up to cut (something) into pieces 3
  • verb carve up to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc) 3
  • noun carve up an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition 3
  • noun carve up the distribution of something, as of booty 3
See all 20 definitions of carve up

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Parts of speech for Carve up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Carve up

carve up popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for carve up

verb carve up

  • set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
  • remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
  • treat — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
  • amputate — To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged.
All 19 Synonyms of carve up

Antonyms for carve up

verb carve up

  • 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.
  • withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
  • hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
All 7 Antonyms of carve up

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