carve

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /kɑrv/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kɑːv/

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• Homophone: calve (UK)

Verb

Plain form carve

Third-person singular carves

Past tense carved

Past participle carved

Present participle carving

1. If you carve wood or stone, you cut it into a designed shape.
2. If you carve cooked meat, you cut into slices for eating.