carving

To cut.

To cut meat in order to serve it.

“You carve the roast and I'll serve the vegetables.”

To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work.

“to carve a name into a tree”

To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.

To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.

To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.

A carved object.

“The carvings on the oak panels were ancient.”

The act or craft of producing a carved object.

“He took up carving after his retirement.”