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carving

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)vɪŋ
  • homophone: calving (non-rhotic, Received Pronunciation, trap–bath split)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A carved object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: sculpture

Examples

  • The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act or craft of producing a carved object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • He took up carving after his retirement.
  • My father is an expert in carving, so we let him handle Christmas dinner.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of carve

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Executing turns without pivoting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, snowboarding, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

creating figures or designs in three dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sculpture

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: art, artistic creation, artistic production, fine arts, beaux arts

Narrower terms: modeling, modelling, molding, moulding

6

noun

Meaning 6

removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cutting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: creating by removal

Narrower terms: petroglyph, truncation

7

noun

Meaning 7

a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sculpture

Narrower terms: cinquefoil, glyptic art, glyptography, scrimshaw, vermiculation, woodcarving

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَحْت (naḥt) — the object produced
  • Bulgarian: дърворезба (dǎrvorezba) — the object produced
  • Catalan: entallament — the object produced
  • Catalan: entalladura — the object produced
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雕刻 (diāokè) — the object produced
  • Esperanto: ĉizaĵo — the object produced
  • French: gravure — the object produced
  • French: sculpture — the object produced
  • French: découpage — the object produced
  • French: entaillage — the object produced
  • Galician: talla — the object produced
  • German: Schnitzerei — the object produced
  • Greek: γλυπτό (glyptó) — the object produced
  • Ancient Greek: γλυφή (gluphḗ) — the object produced
  • Irish: snoiteán — the object produced
  • Japanese: 彫刻 (chōkoku) — the object produced
  • Latin: sculptūra — the object produced
  • Latvian: grebums — the object produced
  • Latvian: kokgriezums — the object produced
  • Māori: whakaironga — the object produced
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utskjæring — the object produced
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utskjering — the object produced
  • Russian: резьба́ (rezʹbá) — the object produced
  • Spanish: tallado — the object produced
  • Spanish: escultura — the object produced
  • Spanish: entallamiento — the object produced
  • Swedish: snideri — the object produced
  • Ukrainian: різьба́ (rizʹbá) — the object produced
  • Ukrainian: рі́зьблення (rízʹblennja) — the object produced
  • Bulgarian: разбарство (razbarstvo) — the craft
  • French: sculpture de bois — the craft
  • Galician: talla — the craft
  • German: Schnitzerei — the craft
  • Greek: γλυπτική (glyptikí) — the craft
  • Ancient Greek: γλυπτική (gluptikḗ) — the craft
  • Irish: snoíodóireacht — the craft
  • Irish: snoí — the craft
  • Italian: intaglio — the craft
  • Swedish: snideri — the craft
  • Ukrainian: рі́зьблення (rízʹblennja) — the craft
  • Ukrainian: різьба́рство (rizʹbárstvo) — the craft
  • Ukrainian: різьбя́рство (rizʹbjárstvo) — the craft
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