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Term: Cleaver

Noun:

1. A heavy, broad-bladed knife used for splitting or cleaving meat.

- Sample Sentence: I used a cleaver to chop the chicken into pieces for the stir-fry.

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2. A tool with a heavy blade used to break bones and cut through cartilage.

- Sample Sentence: The butcher used a cleaver to separate the joints of the carcass.

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3. (Informal) A person or thing that cleaves or splits something apart.

- Sample Sentence: John is a cleaver with words; he knows how to persuade anyone.

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Adjective:

1. Able to cut or split with great force; powerful.

- Sample Sentence: The wrestler delivered a cleaver blow to his opponent, knocking him out.

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2. (Local Slang) Describing something popular or well-liked within a specific community.

- Sample Sentence: The new cafe is serving cleaver burgers that have become a local favorite.

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