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carve up
carve up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to cut (something) into pieces2. to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc) n 3. informal an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition 4. slang the distribution of something, as of booty Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | carve up - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"dissever, divide, split, split up, separatechange integrity - change in physical make-upsubdivide - divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"initialise, initialize, format - divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"sectionalise, sectionalize - divide into sections, especially into geographic sections; "sectionalize a country"triangulate - divide into triangles or give a triangular form to; "triangulate the piece of cardboard"unitise, unitize - divide (bulk material) and process as unitslot - divide into lots, as of land, for exampleparcel - divide into parts; "The developers parceled the land"sliver, splinter - divide into slivers or splintersparagraph - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"canton - divide into cantons, of a countryBalkanise, Balkanize - divide a territory into small, hostile states |
Translationscarve up
carve up1. To cut or divide something into smaller pieces. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carve" and "up." It's tradition for my dad to carve up the turkey. I think the project will feel less daunting if we carve it up into sections and each work on one.2. To injure or damage someone or something by cutting. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carve" and "up." When that guy punched me in the face, his ring really carved me up. I hope I don't need stiches! That guy really carved up the side of my car when he sideswiped me.See also: carve, upcarve someone or something upto damage someone or something by careless or purposeful cutting (of a person, can be figurative). Someone carved the tabletop up. Who did it and why? The boxer wanted to carve up his opponent.See also: carve, upcarve something upto divide something up, perhaps carelessly. The peace treaty carved the former empire up into several countries. You can't just carve up one country and give the pieces away.See also: carve, upcarve up
Synonyms for carve upverb separate into parts or portionsSynonyms- dissever
- divide
- split
- split up
- separate
Related Words- change integrity
- subdivide
- initialise
- initialize
- format
- sectionalise
- sectionalize
- triangulate
- unitise
- unitize
- lot
- parcel
- sliver
- splinter
- paragraph
- canton
- Balkanise
- Balkanize
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