carve
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[edit] Etymology
Old English ċeorfan, from West Germanic *kerfan. Cognate with Dutch kerven, and perhaps ultimately with Greek γράφειν.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Verb
to carve (third-person singular simple present carves, present participle carving, simple past carved or (archaic) carven, past participle carved)
- (archaic) To cut.
- To cut meat in order to serve it.
- To shape to sculptural effect.
- (snowboarding): To perform a series of turns without pivoting. When the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
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[edit] Translations
cut
shape wood
turn without pivoting
