To cut into pieces. / (country, land, etc.) To divide or dismember, separate into parts

plural of carve-up

(informal) The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition. / (slang) The distribution of something, as of money or booty.

Alternative form of carveout

plural of carve-out

To refine; to decide how to apportion.

plural of carving knife

A large knife designed for cutting cooked turkey and similar dishes. / (carpentry) A knife used to pare, cut, and smooth wood.

(uncountable) The art of carving wood to make decorative objects. / (countable) A carved wooden object. / (countable) A decoration made on wood by carving.

(computer graphics) A technique for resizing images so as to preserve the main contents by selectively removing less important regions, as defined by "seams" (approximately horizontal or vertical paths of pixels).