karva — meaning in English

English meaning

• carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
• engrave verb To cut letters, patterns, or images into a hard surface, typically metal, stone, or wood.
• gouge noun A chisel with a curved blade, used to cut grooves or hollows into wood or stone.
• whittle verb To shape a piece of wood by slicing off small slivers with a knife.

Senses

karva is used for these senses in English:

• carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
• gouge (transitive) To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
• whittle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cut or shape wood with a knife.

carve — full definition

1. verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
2. verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.

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