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carve
Overview of verb carve
The verb carve has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (9) carve -- (form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice")
2. (3) carve, chip at -- (engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark")
3. carve, cut up -- (cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham")
Grep of noun carve
carvedilol
carver
Antonyms of verb carve
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
=> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> make, create
Sense 2
carve, chip at
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 3
carve, cut up
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Also See> carve up#1
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
=> hew, hew out
=> sculpt, sculpture, grave
=> fret
Sense 2
carve, chip at
=> scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe
=> engrave
Sense 3
carve, cut up
=> shave
=> fillet, filet
=> chisel
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
=> cut
=> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
Sense 2
carve, chip at
=> cut
Sense 3
carve, cut up
=> cut
Also See> carve up#1
'Cause To' of verb carve
Derived Forms of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
RELATED TO>(noun) carver#3
=> sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker
RELATED TO>(noun) carving#2
=> carving, cutting
Sense 2
carve, chip at
RELATED TO>(noun) carver#2
=> woodcarver, carver
RELATED TO>(noun) carving#3
=> sculpture, carving
Sense 3
carve, cut up
RELATED TO>(noun) carver#4
=> cutter, carver
Domain of verb carve
Domain Terms of verb carve
Familiarity of verb carve
carve used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
carve, chip at
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
carve, cut up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb carve
3 senses of carve
Sense 1
carve
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
=> carve
=> swage, upset
=> chip
=> layer
=> cut out
=> machine
=> grind
=> stamp
=> puddle
=> beat
=> preform
=> preform
=> mound
=> hill
=> roughcast
=> reshape, remold
=> sinter
=> cast, mold, mould
=> throw
=> handbuild, hand-build, coil
=> sculpt, sculpture
=> model, mold, mould
Sense 2
carve, chip at
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
Sense 3
carve, cut up
> cut
=> manicure
=> scissor
=> plane, shave
=> slice, slice up
=> pink
=> jag
=> carve, cut up
=> carve
=> carve, chip at
=> cube, dice
=> julienne
=> chop, hack
=> undercut
=> hack
=> chop, chop up
=> fell, drop, strike down, cut down
=> nick, chip
=> nick, snick
=> chip, knap, cut off, break off
=> pare, trim
=> circumcise
=> furrow, chamfer, chase
=> indent
=> mortise, mortice
=> mow, cut down
=> shear
=> slash, gash
=> slash, cut down
=> tap
=> hob
=> bore, drill
=> nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off
=> dissect
=> bisect
=> transect
=> trisect
=> whittle, pare
=> chatter
=> cut away
=> tomahawk
=> sabre, saber
=> rebate
=> cradle
=> incise
=> trench
=> dock, tail, bob
=> slit, slice
=> saw
=> discerp, sever, lop
=> chase
=> bevel, chamfer
=> crosscut, cut across
=> rip
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb carve
Sense 1
carve
=> cut
=> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
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Sense 2
carve, chip at
=> cut
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Sense 3
carve, cut up
=> cut
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Grep of verb carve
carve
carve up
Grep of adj carve
carved
carved in stone
carvel-built
carven
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