cleaver

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Synonyms: clever, cleave, claver, leaver, cleaner, cleaved, clearer, cleaves

Antonyms: clever, cleave, claver, leaver, cleaner, cleaved, clearer, cleaves

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Noun

1. A [[squarish]], heavy [[knife]] used by [[butcher]]s for [[hack]]ing through [[bone]]s, etc.
2. A [[Paleolithic]] [[biface]].
3. {{lb|en|music|Bahamas}} A type of [[clave]], or [[rhythm stick]], a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.
4. {{lb|en|figurative}} The act of [[eliminate|eliminating]] someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a [[dismissal]], [[rejection]], or [[removal]].
5. {{lb|en|rowing}} A type of [[oar]] [[blade]] with an [[asymmetric]], mostly [[rectangular]] shape that resembles a cleaving knife.
6. {{lb|en|geometry}} A line segment that [[bisect]]s the [[perimeter]] of a [[triangle]] and has one [[endpoint]] at the [[midpoint]] of one of the triangle's three sides.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=Middle English}}.

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