Definitions for Cleaver
ˈkli vərcleaver

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cleaver, meat cleaver, choppernoun

   a butcher's knife having a large square blade

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cleavernoun

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. A Cleavernoun

   Etymology: from cleave.

   1. A butcher’s instrument to cut animals into joints.

   You, gentlemen, keep a parcel of roaring bullies about me day and night, with huzza’s and hunting-horns, and ringing the changes on butcher’s cleavers. John Arbuthnot, Hist. of John Bull.

   Though arm’d with all thy cleavers, knives,
   And axes made to hew down lives. Hudibras, p. iv. cant. 2.

   2. A weed. Improperly written Cliver, which see.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cleaver

   A cleaver is a large knife that varies in its shape but usually resembles a rectangular-bladed hatchet. It is largely used as a kitchen or butcher knife and is mostly intended for splitting up large pieces of soft bones and slashing through thick pieces of meat. The knife's broad side can also be used for crushing in food preparation (such as garlic) and can also be used to scoop up chopped items. Tools described as cleavers have been in use since the Acheulean period. "Cleaver" was commonly spelled clever in the late 17th century.

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1. cleaver

   A cleaver is a large, heavy knife with a broad, flat blade used chiefly for chopping meat and vegetables. It's typically characterized by its tough edge, designed to withstand repeated blows directly into thick meat and dense cartilage. It is often used in food preparation, particularly in butchery and sometimes in certain types of cuisines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cleavernoun

   one who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or pieces

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1. Cleaver

   Cleaver is a metafictional film within a TV-series that serves as an important plot element toward the end of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos. Although very little film material is actually shown in the series, its planning and development are discussed at large throughout multiple seasons of the show. The extent to which Sopranos character Christopher Moltisanti mixes confidential and personal information about the Soprano mob family into the story elements of Cleaver is the focal point throughout its development. After the project eventually materializes, Cleaver can be categorized as a direct-to-DVD mafia-slasher film — described alternately as "Saw meets the Godfather II", "the Ring meets The Godfather", and "a story about a young man who goes to pieces and then manages to pull himself together again" —. Several characters are credited for their involvement in the project. The screenplay was written by J. T. Dolan based on a story by Christopher Moltisanti, directed by Morgan Yam and produced by Carmine Lupertazzi, Jr. and Moltisanti. The film starred Jonathan LaPaglia as Michael "the Cleaver" and Daniel Baldwin as mob boss Salvatore. Also starring as Sally-boy's key advisors are George Pogatsia as Frankie and Lenny Ligotti as Nicky. Moltisanti and Lupertazzi initially attempted to recruit Ben Kingsley to fill the role of the mafia don in "Luxury Lounge," but Kingsley turned down the part.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLEAVER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cleaver is ranked #7387 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cleaver surname appeared 4,509 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Cleaver.
   
   84.2% or 3,800 total occurrences were White.
   10.4% or 473 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 96 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 79 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 32 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 29 total occurrences were Asian.

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How to pronounce Cleaver?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Cleaver in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cleaver in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cleaver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Cleaver in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Marcic:

   My uncle was a very ambitious, hardworking man who came from a scrappy background, he worked his way up topolice chief, to one of the top investigators in the state of Wisconsin. He was married to his childhood sweetheart, a June Cleaver or Tami from ‘Friday Night Lights.’.

2. John Harrison:

   While there don’t appear to have been any actual attacks accomplished this way, Operation Cleaver appears to offer a disturbingly modern cyber alternative to hiding bombs in body cavities.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cleaver
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cleaver
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Cleaver
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaver
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cleaver
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Cleaver
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Cleaver