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Vocabulary Entry
cleaver
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A tool used for cutting, typically a large knife with a broad blade.
Example Sentences
"The chef used a cleaver to chop the vegetables."
"In the butcher's shop, the cleaver was essential for cutting through meat."
"She carefully placed the cleaver on the cutting board."
V
verb
To split or sever something forcefully with a cutting tool.
Example Sentences
"He cleaved the log in half with one swing of the axe."
"Using the cleaver, she cleaved the chicken into pieces."
"They cleaved the rope to free the trapped boat."