carve

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  carve 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  carve 
 
  Sense  1 
  carve 
  =>  hew,  hew  out 
  =>  sculpt,  sculpture,  grave 
  =>  fret 
 
  Sense  3 
  carve,  cut  up 
  =>  shave 
  =>  fillet,  filet 
  =>  chisel 
  =>  engrave,  grave,  inscribe 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  carve 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  carve 
 
  Sense  1 
  carve 
  =>  hew,  hew  out 
  =>  rough-hew,  roughcast 
  =>  sculpt,  sculpture,  grave 
  =>  fret 
  =>  honeycomb 
 
  Sense  3 
  carve,  cut  up 
  =>  shave 
  =>  fillet,  filet 
  =>  chisel 
  =>  engrave,  grave,  inscribe 
  =>  character 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  carve 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  carve 
 
  3  senses  of  carve 
 
  Sense  1 
  carve 
  =>  cut 
  =>  shape,  form  work  mold,  mould,  forge 
 
  Sense  2 
  carve,  chip  at 
  =>  cut 
 
  Sense  3 
  carve,  cut  up 
  =>  cut 
  Also  See->  carve  up#1 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  carve 
 
  carve  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  carve 
 
  Sense  1 
  carve 
  =>  cut 
  =>  shape,  form  work  mold,  mould,  forge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  carve,  chip  at 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  carve,  cut  up 
  =>  cut 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  carve 
  carvedilol 
  carver 
 
  Overview  of  verb  carve 
 
  The  verb  carve  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  carve  --  (form  by  carving;  "Carve  a  flower  from  the  ice") 
  2.  (3)  carve,  chip  at  --  (engrave  or  cut  by  chipping  away  at  a  surface;  "carve  one's  name  into  the  bark") 
  3.  carve,  cut  up  --  (cut  to  pieces;  "Father  carved  the  ham") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  carve 
  carved 
  carved  in  stone 
  carvel-built 
  carven 
 
  Overview  of  verb  carve 
 
  The  verb  carve  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  carve  --  (form  by  carving;  "Carve  a  flower  from  the  ice") 
  2.  (3)  carve,  chip  at  --  (engrave  or  cut  by  chipping  away  at  a  surface;  "carve  one's  name  into  the  bark") 
  3.  carve,  cut  up  --  (cut  to  pieces;  "Father  carved  the  ham") 

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