Definition of carves:
(v) :
To cut meat in order to serve it.
(v) :
To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
(v) :
(figuratively) To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.
(n) :
The act of carving
(v) :
(snowboarding) To perform a series of turns without pivoting, so that the tip and tail of the snowboard take the same path.
(v) :
To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.