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verb
carve out, or cut out a form, or to make something hollow by using heavy cutting tools such as an axe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make or shape as with an axe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hew
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carve
Narrower terms: rough-hew, roughcast
History
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Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
