(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When an artist ~s something, they carve or shape it out of a material such as stone or clay.
An artist ~ed a full-size replica of her head...
When I ~, my style is expressionistic.
VERB: V n, V
2.
If something is ~ed, it is made into a particular shape.
More familiar landscapes have been ~ed by surface erosion...
Michael smoothed and ~ed Jane’s hair into shape.
VERB: be V-ed, V n into n