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Meanings of carve in English

Portuguese
talhar
Catalan
trinxar
Spanish
tallar

Engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface.

Related terms
talhar
Portuguese
cortar

Cut to pieces.

Related terms
cortar
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Examples for "chip at"
Examples for "chip at"
1
Likewise his chip at the 12th, down at the bottom of Amen Corner.
The Guardian
2
Each argument, he believed, was another chip at the monolith of Cord's archaic notions.
The unincorporated man
3
And chip at those things a little at a time.
The way of the world
4
The company will demonstrate a new test chip at the DesignCon conference in California next week.
Reuters
5
He flipped a ten thousand euro chip at the dealer and shoved back from the table.
Wild Storm
Usage of carve in English
1
A political carve-up does not address the deeper causes of the conflict.
The Guardian
2
You, the player, must carve out a new future for the clan.
The South African
3
Just carve out your clone's and off you go, good as new.
Wired
4
And as I said, we have a mechanism to carve out countries.
The Guardian
5
You're not going to carve chances out every four or five minutes.
The Guardian
6
The Shu Han carve us up seeking the source of our power.
Shadow and Bone
7
Banks have lobbied regulators to carve out broad exemptions to the rule.
Reuters
8
For the entire African continent, the company can only carve out nine.
Wired
9
I like the fact that the Spanish still carve ham by hand.
The Guardian
10
Like myself, you'll carve a great passage in the record of time.
A nameless witch
11
It helped them carve out a double-digit lead as the quarter progressed.
Reuters
12
Perhaps they will carve my name in the stone if I do.
Daughters of the Nile
13
Anything to carve into the foot and remove whatever was lodged inside.
Zeitoun
14
Let us keep our secret; let us carve out our own fortunes.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
15
He wished to use it to carve his meat but was forbidden.
A duty to the dead
16
Straight lines, you can't really carve away in any kind of curvature.
Wired
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Translations for carve
Portuguese
talharcortar
Carve through the time
Carve across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common