Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carve out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: carve out
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hollow by carving.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism."
"[Macbeth][…] with his brandished steel […] carved out his passage."
"Fortunes were carved out of the property of the crown."
"Our movement's roots are intertwined with the movements for Black civil rights and Black power, movements which carved out the contexts, the language, the emotional, legal and strategic footprints for lesbians and gay men to follow in."
"The hosts went close on several occasions with Victor Obinna and Robbie Keane impressive in the first half, yet they had trouble carving out many clear openings and the defeat leaves them at the bottom of the Premier League on goal difference, two points from safety."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

carves out (present, singular) carving out (participle, present) carved out (participle, past) carved out (past)

Derived Forms

carveout

Phrases

carve-out

Synonyms

forge

Questions

What does carve out mean?: To hollow by carving.

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