Synonyms for carve

Most common

shape · chisel · engrave

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To cut meat in order to serve it.

   You carve the roast and I’ll serve the vegetables.

Related words

Word family

carver

Phrases

carve up cut and carve carve out

Forms

Past participle

carved
e.g. carved → engraved, chiseled, shaped, formed…

Example sentences

• shape Ken'nichi made a pond in the shape of Lake Geneva.
• chisel Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his wood chisel.
• engrave I can engrave that on a ring.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cut¹

4 letters

form¹, mold¹, gash¹

5 letters

shape¹, grave¹, mould¹, forme

6 letters

chisel²

7 letters

fashion², engrave²

9 letters

sculpture²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chisel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

buriner

Italiano

scalpellare

Español

cincelar

Deutsch

meißeln

Català

cisellar