- carve something from something
- carve something from somethingto shape by cutting something off or out of something with a knife. •
Can you carve an elephant from a bar of soap?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
carve something from something
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carve something out — 1) take something from a larger whole, esp. with difficulty carving out a 5 percent share of the overall vote 2) establish or create something through painstaking effort he managed to carve out a successful photographic career for himself … Useful english dictionary
carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carve — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)v[/t]] carves, carving, carved 1) VERB If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. →… … English dictionary
carve — verb 1 (I, T) to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces using a big knife: Carve the lamb into slices and arrange in a hot serving dish. 2 (T) to cut shapes out of solid wood or stone: Michelangelo carved this figure from a single… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
carve — [ karv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood: He carved a statue of her out of an old log. a ) transitive to produce a pattern or writing on the surface of something by cutting it: She carved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carve out — verb 1. establish or create through painstaking effort She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues • Hypernyms: ↑create • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. remove from a larger whole the new start up company carved out a large chunk… … Useful english dictionary
carve */*/ — UK [kɑː(r)v] / US [kɑrv] verb Word forms carve : present tense I/you/we/they carve he/she/it carves present participle carving past tense carved past participle carved 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make an object by cutting it from stone or… … English dictionary
carve — carver, n. /kahrv/, v., carved, carving. v.t. 1. to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine. 2. to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone. 3. to cut into slices or pieces, as a roast … Universalium
carve — [[t]kɑrv[/t]] v. carved, carv•ing 1) to cut (a solid material) so as to form something: to carve a piece of pine[/ex] 2) to form from a solid material by cutting: to carve a statue out of stone[/ex] 3) to cut into pieces or slices, as meat 4) cvb … From formal English to slang
carve up — 1) PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone carves something up, you disapprove of the way they have divided it into small parts. [V P n (not pron)] He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing... [V… … English dictionary
common — [[t]kɒ̱mən[/t]] ♦ commoner, commonest, commons 1) ADJ GRADED If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often. His name was Hansen, a common name in Norway... Oil pollution is the commonest cause of death for seabirds...… … English dictionary
