cleaver
/ˈkliːvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण क्लीवर
बड़ा चाकू, कसाई का छुरा, बुगदा
Core word
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a heavy knife with a broad blade, used for cutting large pieces of meat or bone
बड़ा चाकू, कसाई का छुरा, बुगदा
- The butcher chopped the bones with a cleaver.
- The cook split the large bone with one blow of a cleaver.
- The chef lifted the cleaver and cut the joint in two.
+ 2 more examples
- A cleaver is too heavy for slicing vegetables.
- He kept his cleaver sharp and hung it on a hook.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cleaver (countable noun)
A cleaver is a heavy knife, used with a downward chopping motion, so it is countable.
Cleaver एक भारी चाकू है जो ऊपर से नीचे काटने की गति से चलाया जाता है; यह countable है।
- The butcher raised the cleaver and struck.
- She keeps two cleavers in the kitchen.
with a cleaver
Use with to name the tool used for cutting.
काटने के औज़ार को बताने के लिए with आता है।
- He cut the bone with a cleaver.
- The meat was chopped with a heavy cleaver.
cleaver + noun
It can appear as a modifier in compounds, such as meat cleaver.
यह compounds में modifier के रूप में आ सकता है, जैसे meat cleaver।
- A meat cleaver hung on the wall.
- The cleaver blade was very sharp.
cleaver vs clever (look-alike)
Cleaver is a knife; clever means intelligent. Do not confuse them.
Cleaver चाकू है; clever का अर्थ बुद्धिमान है। इन्हें गड्डमड्ड न करें।
- The clever cook used a cleaver.
cleaver (figurative: a cleaver of ...)
Rarely, cleaver is used figuratively for something that splits or cuts a group apart.
कभी-कभी cleaver को लाक्षणिक रूप में किसी समूह को बाँटने वाली वस्तु के लिए प्रयुक्त किया जाता है।
- The new law was a cleaver that split the party in two.
+Collocations 5
verb + cleaver
swingraisesharpenusebring downgrip
- The butcher swung the cleaver with a single motion.
adjective + cleaver
heavysharprustybroadsteelold
- A heavy steel cleaver can split a coconut.
cleaver + noun
bladehandlechopknifewound
- The cleaver blade needs regular sharpening.
kind + cleaver
meatbutcher'skitchenChinesebone
- A Chinese cleaver is used for slicing and chopping.
cleaver + noun (context)
shopstallsetboardblock
- The butcher's stall had a cleaver on a wooden block.
“More examples 6
- The cook split the cabbage with one stroke of the cleaver.
रसोइये ने चाकू के एक ही वार से गोभी को दो भागों में बाँट दिया।
- Radhika's father bought a new cleaver for the shop.
राधिका के पिता ने दुकान के लिए नया बड़ा चाकू खरीदा।
- Cleavers must be stored safely, away from children.
बड़े चाकुओं को बच्चों से दूर सुरक्षित रखना चाहिए।
- The butcher wiped the cleaver clean after work.
कसाई ने काम के बाद छुरे को पोंछकर साफ़ किया।
- The heavy cleaver cracked the coconut in two.
भारी छुरे ने नारियल को दो टुकड़ों में तोड़ दिया।
- A dull cleaver is more dangerous than a sharp one because it slips.
भोथरा बड़ा चाकू तेज़ चाकू से अधिक ख़तरनाक होता है क्योंकि वह फिसल जाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is a cleaver girl who topped the class.
✓ She is a clever girl who topped the class.
Clever means intelligent; cleaver is a knife.
Clever का अर्थ बुद्धिमान है; cleaver चाकू है।
✗ He cut the bones by a cleaver.
✓ He cut the bones with a cleaver.
A tool is introduced by with, not by.
औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।