carving

Pluralcarvings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   An object that someone has shaped by cutting wood, stone, or other material.

   Like a shape you cut out of a bar of soap with a knife.

   The old man kept a small wooden carving on his desk.

   She bought a stone carving from a stall at the market.

   Similarsculpture, figure

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The activity of cutting and shaping wood, stone, or other material to make objects.

   Like drawing, but you cut into wood or stone instead of using a pencil.

   He learned carving from his grandfather one summer.

   Stone carving takes years of patient practice to master.

   Similarsculpture

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of carve. Use this form for something happening right now.

   She is carving a pumpkin for the party tonight.

   He is carving a small boat out of a block of pine.

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4. 4
   verbtransitive or intransitive

   Making smooth turns on a snowboard or skis by tilting the edges, without sliding sideways.

   Like a knife cutting a smooth curve through ice instead of scraping flat across it.

   She was carving down the mountain, leaving clean tracks in the snow.

   Carving on hard-packed snow takes sharp, well-tuned edges.

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