English

Etymology
Old English ceorfan|�eorfan, from West Germanic *kerfan. Cognate with Dutch kerven, and perhaps ultimately with Greek γ�ά�ειν.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�:v/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)v|-��(r)v

Verb
en-verb|carves|carved|carved or (archaic) carven|carving

1. archaic To cut.
2. To cut meat in order to serve it.
3. To shape to sculptural effect.
4. snowboarding: To perform a series of turns without pivoting. When the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.

Translations
trans-top|cut
Hungarian: ró
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|cut meat
German: zerlegen, tranchieren
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|shape wood
German: schnitzen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|turn without pivoting
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
carve out

References
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Category:Meats

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