Cleaver
noun
A big knife used mainly in the kitchen to cut through bone or large pieces of meat.
He used a cleaver to chop the chicken into smaller pieces.
Often appears as...
- meat cleaver
- cleaver knife
noun
One who cleaves, or that which cleaves.
In woodwork, the cleaver separates the logs into workable pieces.
Often appears as...
- wood cleaver
- bone cleaver
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A big knife used mainly in the kitchen to cut through bone or large pieces of meat.
He used a cleaver to chop the chicken into smaller pieces.
Often appears as...
- meat cleaver
- cleaver knife
noun
One who cleaves, or that which cleaves.
In woodwork, the cleaver separates the logs into workable pieces.
Often appears as...
- wood cleaver
- bone cleaver
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Kitchen Tool
A cleaver is primarily a kitchen utensil, not used for other general cutting tasks.
The chef kept his cleaver sharpened for preparing meats.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Cuts
A cleaver is designed to cut through hard materials like bones, requiring strength to use effectively.
She wielded the cleaver effectively to split the beef ribs.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety First
When using a cleaver, safety is important due to its sharp edge and heavy blade.
Always place the cleaver down safely to avoid accidents.
Pro Tip 1/3Kitchen Tool
A cleaver is primarily a kitchen utensil, not used for other general cutting tasks.
The chef kept his cleaver sharpened for preparing meats.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Cuts
A cleaver is designed to cut through hard materials like bones, requiring strength to use effectively.
She wielded the cleaver effectively to split the beef ribs.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety First
When using a cleaver, safety is important due to its sharp edge and heavy blade.
Always place the cleaver down safely to avoid accidents.
Pro Tip 1/3Kitchen Tool
A cleaver is primarily a kitchen utensil, not used for other general cutting tasks.
The chef kept his cleaver sharpened for preparing meats.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Cuts
A cleaver is designed to cut through hard materials like bones, requiring strength to use effectively.
She wielded the cleaver effectively to split the beef ribs.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety First
When using a cleaver, safety is important due to its sharp edge and heavy blade.
Always place the cleaver down safely to avoid accidents.
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Video examples
Smoking Out Gabu PIPE The...
Carl fixes up their meal some guys like a fillet knife I like my cleaver just got the power to go go through anything like that see on the menu fresh salmon caught earlier this morning from the Seoul Duck River you smoked it in one
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How CRISPR lets us edit...
And when those sites are found -- as you can see here, the blue molecule is DNA -- this complex associates with that DNA and allows the Cas9 cleaver to cut up the viral DNA. It makes a very precise break.
Video examples
Smoking Out Gabu PIPE The...
Carl fixes up their meal some guys like a fillet knife I like my cleaver just got the power to go go through anything like that see on the menu fresh salmon caught earlier this morning from the Seoul Duck River you smoked it in one
Video examples
How CRISPR lets us edit...
And when those sites are found -- as you can see here, the blue molecule is DNA -- this complex associates with that DNA and allows the Cas9 cleaver to cut up the viral DNA. It makes a very precise break.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
There's no point meeting somebody with a meat cleaver the moment they open their mouth - because they're going to clam up, you're going to have lost your impact and the audience is going to hate you for not allowing anyone to say anything.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
My mother cooked like a scientist. She had a giant Chinese-style cleaver that she chopped with, and a cupboard full of spices.
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Kelly Ripa
American Entertainer
My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them.
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Emily Maitlis
British Journalist
There's no point meeting somebody with a meat cleaver the moment they open their mouth - because they're going to clam up, you're going to have lost your impact and the audience is going to hate you for not allowing anyone to say anything.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
If we must have a tyrant, let him at least be a gentleman who has been bred to the business, and let us fall by the axe and not by the butcher's cleaver.
Quote examples
Kamala Harris
American Vice President
My mother cooked like a scientist. She had a giant Chinese-style cleaver that she chopped with, and a cupboard full of spices.
Quote examples
Kelly Ripa
American Entertainer
My parents were like June and Ward Cleaver; there was nothing dysfunctional about them.
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