carve up

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English - Turkish
bölmek
paylaştırmak
oy
(deyim) Yenmek, galibiyet kazanmak, üstün gelmek
taksim etmek
bıçaklamak
English - English
To cut into pieces
To divide or dismember, separate into parts

The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I.

The distribution of something, as of money or booty
The act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition
cut or slice into pieces (e.g. a baked chicken); mutilate; have a profound victory over the other person or team (Slang)
separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
an arrangement between two or more people, governments etc by which they divide something among themselves even though this is wrong
carve up

    Turkish pronunciation

    kärv ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkärv ˈəp/ /ˈkɑːrv ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'kärv ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English kerven, from Old English ceorfan; akin to Old High German kerban to notch, Greek graphein to scratch, write.
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