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ALL meanings of machete

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  • noun machete a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon. 1
  • noun machete a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body. 1
  • noun machete A broad, heavy knife used as an implement or weapon, originating in Central America and the Caribbean. 1
  • noun machete large knife 1
  • countable noun machete A machete is a large knife with a broad blade. 0
  • noun machete a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America 0
  • noun machete a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America 0
  • noun machete a small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters 0
  • noun machete A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion. A machete's blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters (cm) long, and up to three millimeters (mm) thick. 0
  • verb machete To cut or chop with a machete. 0
  • verb machete To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete. 0
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