English
Etymology
Old English ceorfan|�eorfan, from West Germanic *kerfan. Cognate with Dutch kerven, and perhaps ultimately with Greek γ�ά�ειν.
Pronunciation
IPA|/k�:v/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)v|-��(r)v
Verb
en-verb|carves|carved|carved or (archaic) carven|carving
- 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.
Translations
trans-top|cut
Hungarian: ró
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|cut meat
German: zerlegen, tranchieren
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|shape wood
German: schnitzen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|turn without pivoting
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
carve out
References
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