Carve

//kɑɹv//

Synonyms for "carve" (220 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Noun(1 words)
carucate
Verb(2 words)
chip atchive

Strong matches (66)

Verb(1 words)
cut up

Related words (110)

Verb(1 words)
race

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

7 entries

Related terms

1 entries

derived

17 entries

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has context

1 entries

manner of

2 entries

related to

2 entries

Translations

125 translations across 45 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • gdhend verb (to cut)
  • gdhend verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • latoj verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • γλύφω verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Arabic

1 entries
  • نَحَتَ verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

1 entries
  • ܓܵܠܹܦ verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • гравирам verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • дялам verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • изрязвам verb (to cut)
  • режа verb (to cut)

Catalan

3 entries
  • entallar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • tallar verb (to cut)
  • tallar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Cornish

1 entries
  • kervya verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Czech

1 entries
  • vyřezávat verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Danish

1 entries
  • snitte verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Dutch

1 entries
  • snijden verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Egyptian

3 entries
  • S:a-T30 verb (to cut)
  • S:a:d-T30:D40 verb (to cut)
  • xt:x*t-T30:D40 verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • ĉizi verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaapia verb (to take or make, as by cutting; to provide)
  • laatia verb (to lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan)
  • leikata verb (to cut)
  • leikata verb (to cut meat)

Galician

4 entries
  • esculpir verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • labrar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • tallar verb (to cut)
  • tallar verb (to cut meat)

German

4 entries
  • einkerben verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • kerben verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • schneiden verb (to cut)
  • schnitzen verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Hawaiian

4 entries
  • kalakalai verb (to cut)
  • kuʻikepa verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • kālai verb (to cut)
  • ʻokiʻoki verb (to cut meat)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • גַלֵף verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • farag verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • felszeletel verb (to cut meat)
  • felvág verb (to cut meat)
  • ró verb (to cut)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • vestää verb (to cut)
  • vestää verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Italian

4 entries
  • intagliare verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • scalcare verb (to cut meat)
  • scolpire verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • tagliare verb (to cut)

Khiamniungan Naga

2 entries
  • jā verb (to cut)
  • jā verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Ladin

1 entries
  • ziplé verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Latin

2 entries
  • caelō verb (to cut)
  • sculpō verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • траншира verb (to cut meat)

Manchu

2 entries
  • ᡶᠣᠯᠣᠮᠪᡳ verb (to cut)
  • ᡶᠣᠯᠣᠮᠪᡳ verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Middle English

1 entries
  • kerven verb (to cut)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • зүсэх verb (to cut)

Māori

3 entries
  • whakairo verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • whao verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • whaowhao verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Norwegian

2 entries
  • snitte verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • spikke verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Old English

2 entries
  • snīþan verb (to cut)
  • ċeorfan verb (to cut)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • sníða verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • telgja verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Old Saxon

2 entries
  • kervan verb (to cut)
  • snīthan verb (to cut)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • طوغرامق verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Persian

3 entries
  • بریدن verb (to cut meat)
  • تراشیدن verb (to cut)
  • کنده کاری verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Polish

1 entries
  • ryć verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • cortar verb (to cut)
  • entalhar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • esculpir verb (to cut)
  • esculpir verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Quechua

1 entries
  • kuchuy verb (to cut)

Russian

4 entries
  • выреза́ть verb (to cut)
  • выреза́ть verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • высека́ть verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • разре́зать verb (to cut meat)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • ताष्टि verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Spanish

4 entries
  • cortar verb (to cut)
  • entallar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • esculpir verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • tallar verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Swedish

4 entries
  • karva verb (to cut)
  • rista verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • skära verb (to cut)
  • skära upp verb (to cut meat)

Tamil

3 entries
  • செதுக்கு verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • வெட்டு verb (to cut)
  • வெட்டு verb (to cut meat)

Telugu

1 entries
  • చెక్కు verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Turkish

1 entries
  • oymak verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • ви́різати verb (to cut)
  • ви́різати verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • ви́сітки verb (to shape to sculptural effect)
  • вирі́зувати verb (to shape to sculptural effect)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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At times I confuse curve with carve.

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At times I confuse "curve" with "carve".

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Companions with the same aim, to carve out their own future, cooperate with each other.

Source: tatoeba (328685)

Can you carve the chicken?

Source: tatoeba (2199656)

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