verb
sculpt
skuhlpt
verb
1
To shape something, especially by carving, modelling, or casting, into a three-dimensional form.
"She spent months sculpting the marble into a lifelike figure."
"He sculpts small clay animals as a hobby."
2
To gradually shape or carve something out through a slow process.
"Wind and water have sculpted the canyon walls over millions of years."
How to Use Sculpt
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo carve or shape something into a solid form, literally (in stone or clay) or figuratively (like a landscape shaped by erosion).
Common pairings
sculpt a statue
sculpted by erosion
sculpt clay
Word Forms
sculpted past tense, sculpts plural, sculpts singular
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Etymology
From French sculpter, ultimately from Latin sculpere, "to carve or cut in stone."