CARVE OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carve out mean? 

• CARVE OUT (verb)
  The verb CARVE OUT has 2 senses:

1. establish or create through painstaking effort

2. remove from a larger whole

  Familiarity information: CARVE OUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARVE OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Establish or create through painstaking effort

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues

Hypernyms (to "carve out" is one way to...):

create (bring into existence)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Remove from a larger whole

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year

Hypernyms (to "carve out" is one way to...):

remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

This way, you can both enjoy being in a new setting, away from routine cares, and you can carve out quality time for one another.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This is a good time to focus on home, and if you need a new apartment or want to buy a house, try to carve out time to browse spaces that your real estate broker thinks you might like.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)