cut and carve in English

Forms: cuts and carves [present, singular, third-person], cutting and carving [participle, present], cut and carved [participle, past], cut and carved [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> and carve<>}} cut and carve (third-person singular simple present cuts and carves, present participle cutting and carving, simple past and past participle cut and carved)

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    {
      "form": "cuts and carves",
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    {
      "form": "cutting and carving",
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    },
    {
      "form": "cut and carved",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "cut and carved",
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          "ref": "1813, William Cobbett, The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803:",
          "text": "Vote largely from the sinking fund for the payment of your debts, and let the ministry cut and carve the remainder as they please; […]",
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      "glosses": [
        "To refine; to decide how to apportion."
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        {
          "word": "slice and dice"
        }
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    }
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  "word": "cut and carve"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuts and carves",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cutting and carving",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut and carved",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cut and carved",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "ref": "1813, William Cobbett, The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803:",
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        "To refine; to decide how to apportion."
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          "refine",
          "refine"
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          "apportion"
        ]
      ],
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          "word": "slice and dice"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cut and carve"
}

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"cut and carve" meaning in English

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