carving

[ˈkɑɹvɪŋ]

verb

  1. 1

    To cut.

  2. 2

    To cut meat in order to serve it.

    You carve the roast and I'll serve the vegetables.
  3. 3

    To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.

    to carve a name into a tree
  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

noun

  1. 1

    A carved object.

    The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.
  2. 2

    The act or craft of producing a carved object.

    He took up carving after his retirement.

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