Definition of "cleaver" in английский

noun

1. A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.

2. (music, Bahamas) A type of clave, or rhythm stick, a concussive musical instrument used in traditional Bahamian music.

3. (figurative) The act of eliminating someone or something, especially when done by someone with a history of other eliminations; a dismissal, rejection, or removal.

4. (rowing) A type of oar blade with an asymmetric, mostly rectangular shape that resembles a cleaving knife.

5. (geometry) A line segment that bisects the perimeter of a triangle and has one endpoint at the midpoint of one of the triangle's three sides.