carve up

phrasal verb

carved up; carving up; carves up

usually disapproving

: to divide something into small parts

The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.

Examples of carve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

West started by pulling together a group of district math teachers to quickly carve up their math textbooks to be more aligned with the states' math standards. —Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025

In 1807, Napoleon met the Russian Tsar Alexander on a raft on the Niemen River in Prussia, where the two men ended a war that engaged most of Europe by carving up the continent between the two of them. —G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2025

With Kansas City resting most of its starters, including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones, Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix carved up the Chiefs’ defense for a career-high 321 passing yards and four touchdowns. —Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025

However, staffing changes at the DOJ and Google's recent meetings have not done much to change the government's desire to carve up the company. —Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for carve up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup