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sculpt

verb \ˈskəlpt\

: to make (something) by carving or molding clay, stone, etc. : to make (a sculpture)

: to make (a part of your body) more muscular by doing exercises

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French sculpter, alteration of obsolete sculper, from Latin sculpere

First Known Use: 1864

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verb \ˈskəlpt\

sculpt·edsculpt·ing

— sculp·tor \ˈskəlp-tər\ noun

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