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

(idiomatic) Unchangeable.

To hollow by carving. / (idiomatic) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.

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

(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).

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.

plural of wood carving

Alternative form of carveout

plural of carve-out