- carve
- (kar-v') s. f.Terme de pêche. Espèce de filet en forme de chausse.
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carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Carve — Исполнитель Slipknot Альбом Демо 1996 года Дата выпуска 1 января 1996 Дата записи 1996 … Википедия
Carve — (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved} (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut, carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva, and to Gr. gra fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E. graphy. Cf. {Graphic}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carve — [kärv] vt. carved, carving [ME kerven < OE ceorfan < IE base * gerebh , to scratch: see GRAPHIC] 1. to make or shape by or as by cutting, chipping, hewing, etc. [carve a statue out of wood or stone, carve a career] 2. to decorate the… … English World dictionary
carve — 1 *cut, slit, hew, chop, slash Analogous words: shape, fashion, form (see MAKE): *separate, divide, part 2 Carve, incise, engrave, etch, chisel, sculpture, sculpt, sculp are comparable when they denote to cut an outline or a shape out of or into… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
carve — ► VERB 1) cut into or shape (a hard material) to produce an object or design. 2) produce (a design or object) by carving. 3) cut (cooked meat) into slices for eating. 4) (carve out) develop (a career, reputation, etc.) through painstaking effort … English terms dictionary
Carve — Carve, v. i. 1. To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carve — [ karv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood: He carved a statue of her out of an old log. a ) transitive to produce a pattern or writing on the surface of something by cutting it: She carved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carve — O.E. ceorfan (class III strong verb; past tense cearf, pp. corfen) to cut, cut down, slay; to carve, cut out, engrave, from W.Gmc. *kerfan (Cf. O.Fris. kerva, Du. kerven, Ger. kerben to cut, notch ), from PIE root *gerbh to scratch, making carve… … Etymology dictionary
carve-up — UK US noun [countable] [singular carve up plural carve ups] british informal the division of something such as land between different people or countries, especially in a way that seems unfair Thesaurus: favo … Useful english dictionary
Carve — Carve, n. A carucate. [Obs.] Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
