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carve out

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: carve out

1
 v
remove from a larger whole
2
 v
establish or create through painstaking effort
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: carve out
1

v remove from a larger whole

“the new start-up company carved out a large chunk of the market within a year”
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
2

v establish or create through painstaking effort

“She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues”
Type of:
create
bring into existence
Launch
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