carve

verbs

form by carving

"Carve a flower from the ice"

carve

is derived from

is derived from

is a type of (narrower)

separate with or as if with an instrument

"Cut the rope"

is a type of (narrower)

make something, usually for a specific function

"She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

"carve one's name into the bark"

carve, chip at

is derived from

is derived from

cut to pieces

"Father carved the ham"

carve, cut up

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