Sculpt

//skʌlpt// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A modification that can be applied to an object, like a texture, but changes the object's shape rather than its appearance.
Verb
  1. 1
    To form by sculpture. transitive

    "They sculpted a statue out of clay."

  2. 2
    shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it wordnet
  3. 3
    To work as a sculptor. intransitive

    "What do you do? -I used to box, but now I sculpt."

  4. 4
    create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material wordnet
  5. 5
    To carve out gradually. transitive

    "Landforms sculpted by the wind."

Synonyms

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assembleblock outcarvecastchasechisel

Example

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"Some come to paint or sculpt; others want to examine the art of poetry and storytelling, while those with cinematic interests aspire to find a niche in New Mexico's thriving film business."

Etymology

From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”).

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