Sculpt
/skʌlpt/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 To form by sculpture. transitive
"They sculpted a statue out of clay."
- 2 shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it wordnet
- 3 To work as a sculptor. intransitive
"What do you do? -I used to box, but now I sculpt."
- 4 create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material wordnet
- 5 To carve out gradually. transitive
"Landforms sculpted by the wind."
Example
More examples"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”).