v. 25B6; verb
he carved horn handles : SCULPT, sculpture; cut, hew, whittle; form, shape, fashion.
I carved my initials on the tree : ENGRAVE, etch, incise, score.
he carved the roast chicken : SLICE, cut up, chop.
25A0; carve something up DIVIDE, partition, apportion, subdivide, split up, break up; share out, dole out; informal divvy up.