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to sculpt

to sculpt

57 4.3
To make a statue from stone, wood, or clay by cutting and shaping it
  • verb
  • /skʌlpt/
translation icon : esculpir
  • Hers were the hands of the craftsman, hands which had sculpted the finest forms, carving busts and bas-reliefs.
  • sculpt a figure
  • sculpt a head
  • sculpt a body

And what is sculpting these these convincing lures?

Examples

  • The lower extremities of the standing figure have been sculpted in a rather summary way.

    Academic text (2008)

  • I've always wanted to sculpt.

    Leon the Pig Farmer (1993)

  • So today we are going to sculpt an eye.

  • I sculpt all my friends out of clay

    Dicks: The Musical (2023)

  • And let's just kind of like sculpt the cheeks a little bit.

  • Pauline notices a row of beautifully sculpted Plasticine horses adorning the mantelpiece.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The artist plans to sculpt a life-sized figure from marble for the exhibition.

  • She decided to sculpt a beautiful vase out of clay during her pottery class.

  • After weeks of practice, he was finally ready to sculpt his first piece of stone art.

Synonyms

to carve
vsto sculpt
272 2.1

Cut shapes and patterns into wood, stone and other hard materials

involves shaping or carving for art rather than only cutting
to mold
vsto sculpt
  • US
35 3.2

To shape something by hand or in a container

refers specifically to creating art by carving or manual shaping of materials
to sculpture
vsto sculpt
2 4.6

To make a figure by carving stone or wood

is used to make a work of art by carving or shaping materials
to sculp
vsto sculpt
1 9.5

To make a statue by shaping materials like clay or stone

is the same action but highlights carving and shaping of stone wood or clay

How Sculpted

to gargoyle
1 9.9
to sculpt
57 4.3
to carve
272 2.1
to decorate
226 1.9
to paint
854 1.0

Surface Forms

sculpt infinitive
sculpted past
sculpted past participle
sculpting present participle
sculpts third person singular

Etymology

Sculpt comes from the old Latin verb sculpere, which means 'to carve'. You can see the same root in sculpture, and that idea of 'carving' explains why to sculpt means to make art by cutting or shaping stone, wood, or clay.