shape vs carve

shape is a noun but carve is not a noun.

shape and carve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shape	Yes	No	Yes	No
carve	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, carve is a hyponym of shape; that is, carve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shape:

shape: make something, usually for a specific function
carve: form by carving

Other hyponyms of shape include swage, upset, chip, layer, cut out, machine, grind, stamp, puddle, beat, preform, preform, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.

shape (noun)	carve (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
the visual appearance of something or someone
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

shape (verb)	carve (verb)
give shape or form to	cut to pieces
shape or influence; give direction to	form by carving
make something, usually for a specific function	engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

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