Synonyms

sculpt

American

[skuhlpt] / skʌlpt /

verb (used with or without object)

Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture.

Her hair was sculpted by a leading hairdresser.

sculpt British

/ skʌlpt /

verb

a variant of sculpture sculpture sculpture sculpture
(intr) to practise sculpture

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Other Word Forms

resculpt verb (used with object)

Etymology

Origin of sculpt

1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt- (past participle stem of sculpere to carve); or as back formation from sculptor

Example Sentences

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From ages 7 to 14, it was her job to create balloon figures for partygoers — sculpting skills that would come in handy.

From Los Angeles Times

She has been sculpting tiny horses to celebrate the coming Year of the Horse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her sculpted bust is displayed in town halls across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

These features are constantly being reshaped as energetic starlight pushes and sculpts the surrounding material.

From Science Daily

When I was acting in some projects, I felt like I was delivering a lump of clay that got sculpted by somebody else.

From Los Angeles Times

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