- to cut with care or precision
- to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out
- to cut into pieces or slices
carved; carving
- transitive verb
1 : to cut with care or precision //carved fretwork
2 : to make or get by or as if by cutting —often used with out //carve out a career
3 : to cut into pieces or slices //carved the turkey
- intransitive verb
1 : to cut up and serve meat
2 : to work as a sculptor or engraver
1958, in the meaning defined
above