Synonyms for carve
verb
To form by cutting
hew, chisel, sculpt, engrave, etch, sculpture, incise, mold, fashion, rough-hew, cut, shape, model, tool, stipple, grave, block out, scrape, pattern, trim, whittle; see also create 2, engrave 2, form 1.
To cut
slice, cleave, dissect; see cut 1.
See carve in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument:
cleave1, cut, dissever, sever, slice, slit, split. See assembleTo cut (a design or inscription) into a hard surface, especially for printing:
engrave, etch, grave3, incise. See marks
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