sculpt

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  1. transitive verb To sculpture (an object).
  2. transitive verb 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).
  3. intransitive verb To be a sculptor.

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  • I can also inflate or deflate it with the mouse wheel, so you kind of sculpt it, basically like clay. —  Will Wright makes toys that make worlds
  • Always the trickiest of the standard genera to sculpt, they were highly valued for the drosilk they spun. —  Hamilton, Peter F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void
  • This one has a better head sculpt, and is cheaper. —  Transformers News - All News
  • The more I look at him the more I like him, the head sculpt is awesome. —  Transformers News
  • The head sculpt is the only design change to the mold. —  TFormers.com
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  1. French sculpter, from Old French, from Latin sculpere, sculpt-, to carve; see sculpture.
 

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