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sculpt

 (skŭlpt)
v. sculpt·ed, sculpt·ing, sculpts
v.tr.
1. To sculpture (an object).
2. To shape, mold, or fashion especially with artistry or precision: "Zoning is a blunt instrument that can at best shape but should not try to sculpt cities" (H. Claude Shostal).
v.intr.
To be a sculptor.

[French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.]
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sculpt

(skʌlpt)
vb
1. (Art Terms) a variant of sculpture5, sculpture6, sculpture7, sculpture8
2. (Art Terms) (intr) to practise sculpture
Also called (formerly): sculp
[C19: from French sculpter, from Latin sculpere to carve]
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sculpt

(skʌlpt)

v.t., v.i.
1. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
2. to form, shape, or manipulate, as in the manner of sculpture.
[1860–65; < French sculpter < Latin sculpt-; or as back formation from sculptor]
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sculpt


Past participle: sculpted
Gerund: sculpting

Imperative
sculpt
sculpt
Present
I sculpt
you sculpt
he/she/it sculpts
we sculpt
you sculpt
they sculpt
Preterite
I sculpted
you sculpted
he/she/it sculpted
we sculpted
you sculpted
they sculpted
Present Continuous
I am sculpting
you are sculpting
he/she/it is sculpting
we are sculpting
you are sculpting
they are sculpting
Present Perfect
I have sculpted
you have sculpted
he/she/it has sculpted
we have sculpted
you have sculpted
they have sculpted
Past Continuous
I was sculpting
you were sculpting
he/she/it was sculpting
we were sculpting
you were sculpting
they were sculpting
Past Perfect
I had sculpted
you had sculpted
he/she/it had sculpted
we had sculpted
you had sculpted
they had sculpted
Future
I will sculpt
you will sculpt
he/she/it will sculpt
we will sculpt
you will sculpt
they will sculpt
Future Perfect
I will have sculpted
you will have sculpted
he/she/it will have sculpted
we will have sculpted
you will have sculpted
they will have sculpted
Future Continuous
I will be sculpting
you will be sculpting
he/she/it will be sculpting
we will be sculpting
you will be sculpting
they will be sculpting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sculpting
you have been sculpting
he/she/it has been sculpting
we have been sculpting
you have been sculpting
they have been sculpting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sculpting
you will have been sculpting
he/she/it will have been sculpting
we will have been sculpting
you will have been sculpting
they will have been sculpting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sculpting
you had been sculpting
he/she/it had been sculpting
we had been sculpting
you had been sculpting
they had been sculpting
Conditional
I would sculpt
you would sculpt
he/she/it would sculpt
we would sculpt
you would sculpt
they would sculpt
Past Conditional
I would have sculpted
you would have sculpted
he/she/it would have sculpted
we would have sculpted
you would have sculpted
they would have sculpted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.sculpt - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
grave, sculpt, sculpture - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work - make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
2.sculpt - shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"
sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
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sculpt

verb carve, cut, fashion, model, form, shape, cast, sculpture, chisel, hew They sculpt the material while it is in the right stage of stickiness.
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Translations

sculpt

[skʌlpt]
A. VTesculpir
B. VIesculpir
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sculpt

[ˈskʌlpt]
vtsculpter
visculpter
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sculpt

vt = sculpture VT
vibildhauern (inf); he sculpts for a livinger verdient sich (dat)seinen Lebensunterhalt als Bildhauer, er lebt vom Bildhauern (inf)
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sculpt

[skʌlpt] vt & viscolpire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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