English verb: sculpt | |||
| 1. | sculpt (creation) create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material | ||
| Samples | Sculpt a swan out of a block of ice. | ||
| Examples | Did he sculpt his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | sculpture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
| Verb group | grave, sculpt, sculpture | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
| 2. | sculpt (contact) shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | ||
| Samples | She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband. | ||
| Synonyms | grave, sculpture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve | ||
| Verb group | sculpt, sculpture | ||