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SCULPT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Example:

She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

Synonyms:

grave; sculpt; sculpture

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "sculpt" is one way to...):

carve (form by carving)

Verb group:

sculpt; sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

sculptor (an artist who creates sculptures)

sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

Example:

sculpt a swan out of a block of ice

Synonyms:

sculpt; sculpture

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "sculpt" is one way to...):

forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)

Verb group:

grave; sculpt; sculpture (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he sculpt his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

sculptor (an artist who creates sculptures)

sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

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