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carve

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The meaning (definition) of the word carve

to cut a shape out of wood or stone with a tool

The word carve used in a sentence

The woodcarver used a tool to carve a bird from wood.

Words that mean the same as carve (synonyms)

cutsculpt

How the word carve is said around the world

Frenchtailler (tahyay)
Spanishesculpir (ayskoolpeer)
Mandarin雕刻 (diāo kè)
Hindiउत्कीर्ण (uutkeernuh)
Arabicنحت (naht)
Russianвырезать (vyrezat')
Portuguese (EU)esculpir (shkoowpeer)
Portuguese (BR)esculpir (ayskoowpeer)
Japanese彫刻する (choukoku suru)
Germanschnitzen (shnitsuhn)
Urduتراشنا (tuhrahshnah)
Punjabiਉੱਕਰਨਾ (uukuhruhnah)
Korean새기다 (saegida)
Hebrewלְגַלֵף (lgahlayf)
Greekκόβω (kobo)
Dutchsnijden (sneiduhn)
Tagalogmag-ukit (mahgookeet)
Vietnamesechạm khắc (chahm khahurky)
Turkishoymak (awymahk)
Persianکنده‌کاری (kohndaykahree)
Polishrzeźbić (zhezhbyeech)
Ukrainianвирізати (vyrizaty)
Bengaliখোদাই করা (kohdy kawrah)
Swedishtälja (telyah)
Italianintagliare (eentahlyahray)

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