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ma·chete (mə s̸hetē, -c̸hetē)

noun

  1. a large, heavy-bladed knife used for cutting down sugar cane, dense underbrush, etc., esp. in Central and South America
  2. a small Pacific tenpounder fish (Elops affinis) sometimes found in fresh waters

Etymology: Sp < macho, hammer, ax < L marculus, dim. of marcus, hammer

machete Synonyms

machete

n.

machete Usage Examples

Converse of subject

kill: Many saw their parents killed by machete in the genocide that ripped through Rwanda in just 100 days in 1994.

Converse of object

  • wield: We could tell by the way the drivers were getting out wielding machetes.
  • carry: Rounds of delicious ice cold cerveza Polar in a bar where almost every man either carried a machete or a gun or both.
  • use: Usually a kind of machete used for hunting or moving in the jungle.
  • include: As well as knives, the weapons surrendered to the 43 police forces across England and Wales include machetes, meat cleavers and axes.
  • get: Where he had gotten the machete, Colson couldn't tell.
  • have: He is caught, strangled and has a machete graphically cut open his hand.

Adjective modifier

large: I met one of the guards and discussed his situation ( Figure 7 ). He was very fit, and carried a large machete.

Modifies a noun

  • wound: New arrivals are given a full medical check and such examinations often reveal serious injuries such as machete wounds and broken bones.
  • knife: One man was armed with a large machete type knife.
  • blow: They are then piled at the edge of the plantation, ready to be split open with a couple of machete blows.
  • slash: From some the blood still drips from machete slashes, spear thrusts and bullets.
  • gang: Machete gang raid bingo hall - 01/08/06 Log in to remember this page.
  • cut: We supply dressing for the machete cut on their left knee and call it AIDS.

Preposition: in

hand: He'll spend the day with a machete in hand, weeding or pruning the plants.

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