Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sculpt
2 senses of sculpt
Sense 1
sculpt, sculpture -- (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice")
=> shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")
Sense 2
sculpt, sculpture, grave -- (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband")
=> carve -- (form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice")