carve out
To hollow by carvingTo hollow by carving.
» Tom carved a horse out of the piece of wood Mary had given him.
Meaning
2 senses(literally, transitive)To hollow by carving.
(figuratively, transitive)To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.
I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.
- remove from a larger whole
- establish or create through painstaking effort
Examples
13 sentencesTom carved a horse out of the piece of wood Mary had given him.
The statue is carved out of stone.
Статуя вирізьблена з каменя. — leyla
ruСтатуя высечена из камня. — leyla
deDie Statue ist aus Stein gemeißelt. — Tamy
He carved a horse out of wood.
ruОн вырезал из дерева лошадку. — Wezel
deEr hat ein Pferd aus Holz geschnitzt. — Melang
Tom lives in a giant carved-out mushroom.
Dmitri put sugar into the carved out onion.
Forms
carves out, carving out, carved out, carved out| Base form | carve out · to carve out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | carves out |
| Present participle | carving out |
| Past simple | carved out |
| Past participle | carved out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb