Cleaver and Gun

Cleaver

Cleaver noun - A butcher's knife having a large square blade.

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Gun and cleaver are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gun" instead a noun "Cleaver".

Nearby Words: cleave, cleavers, cleaving, cleaved

Gun noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.

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Cleaver and gun are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleaver" instead a noun "Gun".

Nearby Word: gunroom

regular	regular cleaver	regular gun
real	real cleaver	real gun
massive	massive cleaver	massive gun
large	large cleaver	large gun
Other adjectives: huge, unique, hidden, gigantic, giant, oversized.

Cleaver Hollywood Silencer - Played straight with The Handyman's gun where John doesn't even know it's being fired until holes appear in the car trunk.

Source: Literature / I Don't Want to Kill You
All of the melee weapons on view are themed around food, including the meathook, meat cleaver, and cattle gun.

Source: Video Game / Hitman: Contracts
In "Black Budget", when her house is attacked by arms dealers posing as an elite black-ops unit, the mother kills one of the attackers by chopping a meat cleaver into the skull of one of the attackers who's armed with a frickin' machine gun.

Source: Mama Bear / Live-Action TV

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