To etch something into a particular surface or material.
/Don't carve your initials into your desk unless you want to get detention/
To use a knife or other tool to carve a block of some material, typically wood, into a desired shape.
/Don't carve your initials into your desk unless you want to get detention/
To use a knife or other tool to carve a block of some material, typically wood, into a desired shape.