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to mince
  1. 1 to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
  2. 2 to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch
  3. 3 to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments
  4. 4 to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly — as 心に刻む, etc.
  5. 5 to have tattooed
  6. 6 to torment
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • The statue is dated 1920.

  • The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha.

  • He carved marble into a statue.

  • The boy carved his name on the tree.

  • Tony carved his name on a tree with a knife.

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