Overview of verb grave

The verb grave has 2 senses

• sculpt, sculpture, grave -- (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband")


• scratch, engrave, grave, inscribe -- (carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; "engrave a pen"; "engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's"; "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree")

Overview of adj graven

The adj graven has 2 senses

• graven, sculpted, sculptured -- (cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations")


• engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed -- (cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations")