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carves out

carves out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carve out.

Meaning of carve out

Verb

carve out (third-person singular simple present carves out, present participle carving out, simple past and past participle carved out)

  1. (literally, transitive) To hollow by carving.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.
    • I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.
    Synonyms:
    forge

Questions about carves out

What is carves out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Carves out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of carve out.

Words near carves out in the dictionary

  1. Carverian
  2. carveries
  3. carvers
  4. carvery
  5. carves
  6. carves out
  7. carves up
  8. carvestrene
  9. Carveth
  10. Carvill
  11. Carville

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