# carve out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To hollow by carving.
2. To create (a reputation, chance, role, rank, career, victory) by hard work, or as if by cutting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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