machete
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5.7
- noun
- /məˈʃɛti/
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machete
- He used the machete to clear the thick vegetation in the garden.
- cut with a machete
- swing a machete
- machetes and knives
And so it's machete in hand, you're hacking through.
- And so it's machete in hand, you're hacking through.
- Of coconut vendors with machete in hand.
- One brought a machete and then somebody told on him.
- Trevor chased down an East African in the Bush that had a machete and just had just hacked one of the Rangers, you know?
- Who we thought would have knowledge or the HVT was and the initial search failed to find a giant kind of machete, huge knife on him.
- So let's go there for the machete, let's go there for the to shoot.
- It's like, yeah, machete to the Dick.
- You can't have people running around killing deer with with, with machetes running around.
Examples
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I ain't the only one carrying a machete around here.
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Mixed in with chirping sonatas from high above is the constant thud of a machete chopping trees.
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One brought a machete and then somebody told on him.
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And he keeps his machete in the police car.
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Of coconut vendors with machete in hand.
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And we've got this big machete here.
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As he positioned his machete to cut her hair, Berta opened her mouth and began to sing.
Fiction book (2001) -
Your typical man struts around town with either a gun or a machete strapped to his leg.
Fiction book (1994) -
So we cut paths with machetes, scramble through thick underbrush, and wonder what we might be missing.
Academic text (2010) -
Digging with a woman's small machete, Aluta clears the soil away from the roots.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
A tool with a sharp blade and handle used for cutting or as a weapon
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9.8
A large heavy knife with a wide blade used to cut thick plants or as a weapon
A large heavy knife like a machete used to cut plants or for protection
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Etymology
Machete comes from Spanish and Portuguese and is related to machado, which means 'axe'. So a machete is like a strong, broad knife used like a small axe to cut plants or clear a path.