carve out — verb 1. establish or create through painstaking effort She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues • Hypernyms: ↑create • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. remove from a larger whole the new start up company carved out a large chunk… … Useful english dictionary
carve out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms carve out : present tense I/you/we/they carve out he/she/it carves out present participle carving out past tense carved out past participle carved out to develop a career or position for yourself by working… … English dictionary
carve out — phr verb Carve out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑career, ↑exception, ↑niche, ↑path, ↑role, ↑slice … Collocations dictionary
niche — n. position 1) to carve out a niche (she has carved out a niche for herself in her field) 2) to occupy a niche (she occupies a special niche in her field) * * * [nɪtʃ] [ position ] to carve out a niche (she has carved out a niche for herself in… … Combinatory dictionary
carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carve — [[t]kɑ͟ː(r)v[/t]] carves, carving, carved 1) VERB If you carve an object, you make it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone. If you carve something such as wood or stone into an object, you make the object by cutting it out. →… … English dictionary
carve — verb 1 (I, T) to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces using a big knife: Carve the lamb into slices and arrange in a hot serving dish. 2 (T) to cut shapes out of solid wood or stone: Michelangelo carved this figure from a single… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
niche — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comfortable ▪ distinctive, particular, special, specific, unique ▪ little, small … Collocations dictionary
Middle power — is a term used in the field of international relations to describe states that are not superpowers or great powers, but still have large or moderate influence and international recognition.[citation needed] There is no single specific definition… … Wikipedia
List of The Brady Bunch characters — The following is a list of characters from the American television series The Brady Bunch, and related shows and movies. Contents 1 The Brady Family 1.1 Carol Brady 1.2 Mike Brady 1.3 Greg … Wikipedia