sculpt

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/ skʌlpt /

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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.

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Origin of sculpt

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sculpt

re·sculpt, verb (used with object)

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How to use sculpt in a sentence

Images like those recently released by the researchers at the University of Arizona have also suggested that landslides and ancient rivers sculpted Valles Mariners after it ripped open.
Peer inside the solar system’s largest canyon|Jessica Boddy|January 5, 2021|Popular-Science
Although he did not win a championship with the team then known as the Bullets, his regular season record of 155-91 would be sculpted in bronze when stacked up against the franchise’s struggles and frustrations over the past four decades.
K.C. Jones was a winner everywhere he went, including his time coaching the Bullets|George Solomon|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
Like dinosaurs, Saturn and Jupiter roamedThey sculpted this system that humans call homeTheir orbits first shrank, then shifted and grew.
The Sight of Jupiter and Saturn Together Is a Beautiful Thing - Facts So Romantic|Sean Raymond & Sebastiaan Krijt|December 21, 2020|Nautilus
Even after 14 billion years, mergers continue to sculpt the overall shape of the galaxy.
The New History of the Milky Way|Charlie Wood|December 15, 2020|Quanta Magazine

Sketch out the character you want to sculpt, and yeah, you’ll have to get your head around the fundamentals of sculpting.
Making Halloween Masks That Don’t Suck|Eugene Robinson|October 16, 2020|Ozy
I was drawing and painting and writing and then I was sculpting.
The Michelangelo of Lego Who Quit Law to Play With Toys|Kevin Fallon|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No one teaches butter sculpting, and its practitioners guard their secrets closely.
Butter Sculptor Sharon BuMann on Her Art, ‘Butter’ Movie & More|Malcolm Jones|September 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Schlesinger spends his time sculpting—and several ceramic works can now be seen alongside the photographs in his new show.
Peter Schlesinger, David Hockney’s Muse, Shows New Works in L.A.|Isabel Wilkinson|January 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Everyone, it appears, seems to be sculpting her in the image they best see fit.
The Right's Favorite Atheist|Benyamin Cohen|June 13, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"Just sculpting Dylan is a long, involved process with many steps," he said.
Hot Dogs!|Rebecca Dana|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
If they'd done flesh-sculpting on her, it could cause complications.
Legacy|James H Schmitz
But there was the murmur of a woman's voice without, and Fairfax, his sculpting tools in his hands, opened the door.
Fairfax and His Pride|Marie Van Vorst

British Dictionary definitions for sculpt

sculpt

/ (skʌlpt) /

verb

a variant of sculpture (def. 5), sculpture (def. 6), sculpture (def. 7), sculpture (def. 8)

(intr) to practise sculpture

Also called (formerly): sculp

Word Origin for sculpt

C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve

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