carve

v. sculpt, shape; cut, slice

Carving can meanRock carvingWood carvingStone carvingMeat carvingIvory carvingBone carvingIce carvingSkiing or snowboarding carving style, defined by a type of 'S-turn.'EQ carving, an application of equalization in audio mixing
See more at Wikipedia.org...

Verb
1. form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) hew, hew out
(derivation) sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker
2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface; "carve one's name into the bark"
(synonym) chip at
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) engrave, grave, inscribe
(derivation) woodcarver, carver
3. cut to pieces; "Father carved the ham"
(synonym) cut up
(hypernym) cut
(hyponym) shave
(see-also) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
(derivation) cutter, carver

(v. t.)
To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
  

(v. t.)
To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to form; as, to carve a name on a tree.
  

(v. t.)
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
  

(v. t.)
To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.
  

(v. t.)
To cut.
  

(v. t.)
To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.
  

(v. t.)
To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.
  

(v. i.)
To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave or cut figures.
  

(v. i.)
To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.
  

(n.)
A carucate.
  

The arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the construction of the tabernacle and the temple (Ex. 31:2, 5; 35:33; 1 Kings 6:18, 35; Ps. 74:6), as well as in the ornamentation of the priestly dresses (Ex. 28:9-36; Zech. 3:9; 2 Chr. 2:7, 14). Isaiah (44:13-17) gives a minute description of the process of carving idols of wood.