carve out

/kɑrv aʊt/

/kɑv aʊt/

Other forms: carved out; carving out; carves out

Definitions of carve out

1. verb

   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. verb

   establish or create through painstaking effort
   “She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues”

   type of:

   create

   bring into existence