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carve

The correct spelling is carve.

How to pronounce carve

/kɑːv/
noun

IPA: /kɑːv/

Say it like: Car-ve

The correct spelling is carve. A carucate. For example: "give that turkey a careful carve"

Usage Examples

give that turkey a careful carve

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

to carve a name into a tree

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A carucate.
  2. 2.The act of carving

verb

  1. 1.To cut.
  2. 2.To cut meat in order to serve it.
  3. 3.To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.
  4. 4.To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
  5. 5.To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.

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