(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).

plural of wood carving

(computing) The process of reassembling computer files from fragments in the absence of file system metadata, based on the extrapolation of a file's probable type from its contents.

plural of electric carving knife

An electrical device with two serrated blades that move with a sawing action, used for slicing food.

(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

plural of carve-up