Carve can mean to cut food into pieces carefully, like cutting meat or pumpkin. People do this at meals or holidays.
I will carve the turkey at dinner.
Mom carved the pumpkin for Halloween.
Carve means to make a way or path by cutting into land or rock, often used for roads or trails in nature.
The road carves through the mountain.
They carved a path across the hill.
Carve also means to build or make something important by working hard for a long time, like a job or reputation.
She carved a career as a teacher.
He carved his name in history.
In skiing, carve means to make clean curved turns by controlling the edges of your skis carefully on the snow.
He learned to carve on the snowy mountain.
She carved smooth turns while skiing fast.
Carve as a noun means the act or art of cutting designs or shapes into a hard material like wood or stone.
The carve on the statue is very detailed.
Wood carving is a popular craft.