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Meaning of "meat cleaver" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEAT CLEAVER

meat cleaver  [miːt ˈkliːvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEAT CLEAVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meat cleaver is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEAT CLEAVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

meat cleaver

Cleaver

A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed hatchet. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife intended for hacking through bone. The knife's broad side can also be used for crushing in food preparation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEAT CLEAVER


beaver
ˈbiːvə
believer
bɪˈliːvə
bevor
ˈbiːvə
cantilever
ˈkæntɪˌliːvə
cleaver
ˈkliːvə
disbeliever
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvə
diva
ˈdiːvə
fever
ˈfiːvə
Geneva
dʒɪˈniːvə
leaver
ˈliːvə
lever
ˈliːvə
misbeliever
ˈmɪsbɪˈliːvə
nonbeliever
ˌnɒnbɪˈliːvə
receiver
rɪˈsiːvə
reliever
rɪˈliːvə
sleever
ˈsliːvə
unbeliever
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvə
viva
ˈviːvə
viver
ˈviːvə
weaver
ˈwiːvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEAT CLEAVER

meat
meat and drink
meat ax
meat axe
meat diet
meat extract
meat grinder
meat hook
meat loaf
meat market
meat pie
meat products
meat safe
meat-eater
meat-eating
meatal
meataxe
meatball
meated

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEAT CLEAVER

aver
basketweaver
bereaver
cadaver
carpet-weaver
coal heaver
eager beaver
early leaver
graver
haver
heaver
laver
mountain beaver
paver
preaver
reaver
saver
school-leaver
screensaver
shaver

Synonyms and antonyms of meat cleaver in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meat cleaver» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEAT CLEAVER

Find out the translation of meat cleaver to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meat cleaver from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meat cleaver» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

切肉刀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuchillo de carnicero
570 millions of speakers

English

meat cleaver
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मांस क्लीवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الساطور اللحوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мясо тесак
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cutelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাংস কাটারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couperet à viande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemotong daging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fleischerbeil
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肉切り大包丁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고기 칼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pemotong daging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thịt dao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறைச்சி கிளீவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मांस क्लॉगर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Et kesici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mannaia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tasak do mięsa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´ясо тесак
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

satâr de carne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπαλτά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vleis Cleaver
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

köttyxa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjøttøks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meat cleaver

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEAT CLEAVER»

The term «meat cleaver» is regularly used and occupies the 64.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEAT CLEAVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meat cleaver

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEAT CLEAVER»

Discover the use of meat cleaver in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meat cleaver and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Use a Meat Cleaver: Secrets and Recipes from a Mob ...
Plus, the book is spiced throughout with personal never-before-told stories that will let you get to know the most famous real mob family a little better.
Renee Graziano, Jennifer Graziano, Lana Graziano, 2014
2
Women Who Kill Men: California Courts, Gender, and the Press
casting doubt on whether any of the meat-cleaver blows had caused death, whether cuts on the hands could have been caused by something other than the meat cleaver, and whether Jerry's basal skull fracture resulted from a fall rather than a ...
Gordon Morris Bakken, Brenda Farrington, 2009
3
How to Use a Meat Cleaver Deluxe: Secrets and Recipes from a ...
Lana, Renee, and Jennifer are the daughters of Anthony Graziano. Together this is their first book, which joins their collective brands Mob Wives, Mob Candy, Grazie Wines, and Graziano Macaroni Company, their shared family food line.
Renee Graziano, Jennifer Graziano, Lana Graziano, 2014
4
The Restorationist: Text One: A Collaborative Fiction by ...
... I strained to revive the dream, see how it ended. It was then that an apostrophaic voice spoke jubilantly: cut the vulva! (I forgot to say that when I was up on the table doing my thing with the meat cleaver, there was a Acts of Violence 243.
Joyce Elbrecht, 1993
5
The Monk from Brooklyn: An American at the Shaolin Temple
Not to be outdone, the farmer runs home and returns with a meat cleaver. These people all seem to have meat cleavers. They don't own much of anything, but they all have these Vincent Price, horror-movie-esque meat cleavers. The two ...
Antonio Graceffo, 2004
6
The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher
A very black comedy set in England in 1828, The Life of a Teenage Body-snatcher shows what terrible events can occur when you try to do the right thing. 'Never a good idea,' as Thomas's mother would say.
Doug MacLeod, 2010
7
CNN's Tailwind Tale: Inside Vietnam's Last Great Myth
Likewise, newscasters can use an image like a meat cleaver, as the producers of Valley of Death did, to conjure a bloody hand-to- hand war that we then " remember," and play strains of Buffalo Springfield to call up the emotions of paranoia ...
Jerry Lembcke, 2003
8
Rain Falls Like Mercy: A Novel
A Novel Jack Todd. “Right in my pocket. I'm going to go topside, smoke 'em for you, okay?” Lucian waves the meat cleaver by way of saying good-bye. Maggio starts his mouth going again. Bobby takes his coffee and his sandwich and heads  ...
Jack Todd, 2011
9
Post Mortem Memoirs
A meat cleaver hitting wood then pulled out, over and over, slow and steady, tormenting. “Jooooshuaaa, come out, someone wants to meet you.” Silence, quiet, lasting only moments before whispers shot back and forth through the darkness of ...
Errol Williams, 2006
10
Dead Wrong: Violence, Vengeance, and the Victims of Capital ...
This research was conducted with participants watching a slide presentation in which a person walked through a room carrying either a bloody meat cleaver or a rolled-up magazine. Even in this nonthreaten- ing situation, the participants who  ...
Richard A. Stack, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEAT CLEAVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meat cleaver is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man Charged Over US Military Attack Plan
... soldier Lee Rigby outside a barracks in south London, when two men drove into him at speed and tried to decapitate him with a meat cleaver. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Stepson's meat cleaver threat:'I'll slam this into your head'
A man who threatened his stepdad with a meat cleaver claiming he had been cheated out of an inheritance from his mother has been spared ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Boxer Tommy Coyle breaks into his own car using a meat cleaver
Boxer Tommy Coyle breaks into his own car using a meat cleaver. By HDMJCampbell | Posted: July 18, 2015. Coyle. SHARE PICTURE. Copy link to paste in ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Champion boxer Tommy Coyle forced to break window with meat …
The British boxer then decides to take the huge meat cleaver and slam it against the ... Tommy breaks the car window using a meat cleaver. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Man accused of having knuckle duster and meat cleaver in public
Twist allegedly had a knuckle duster and a meat cleaver in St Peter's Retail Park on June 4. He remains on bail. Hucknall: James McKay, 54, ... «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
6
Man appears in court over alleged Post Office hold-up with a meat
... with attempted robbery and threatening behaviour after a woman allegedly had a meat cleaver held to her throat at a Lincolnshire Post Office. «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
7
Man jailed for meat cleaver attack
A MAN who got on a bus in Doncaster and later threatened passengers with a meat cleaver before beating and robbing them has been jailed ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
8
Robber armed with meat cleaver targets Lincolnshire post office
A woman had a meat cleaver held to her throat during an armed robbery at a Lincolnshire post office. A man wearing a crash helmet, thick ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
9
Man Tries to Steal Food, Threatens Store Security Guard With Mini …
A man who allegedly tried to steal food from a Long Island grocery store attempted to strike a security guard with a mini meat cleaver when the ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»
10
Store worker attacked with meat cleaver during robbery
Police say a Freeport food store worker was attacked with a meat cleaver during a robbery. Michael Everett, 55, of Hempstead, is now facing ... «News 12 Long Island, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Meat cleaver [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/meat-cleaver>. May 2024 ».
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