trancher — meaning in English

English meaning

• judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
• sever verb To cut off or separate something completely, often abruptly.
• slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
• slice noun A thin, flat piece cut off from something larger.

Senses

trancher is used for these senses in English:

• adjudicate (transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
• judge (intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
• slash To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
• slice (transitive) To cut into slices.

judge — full definition

1. noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
2. noun A person who decides the outcome of a contest or competition.
3. verb To form an opinion about someone or something.
4. verb To rule on legally, or to decide the outcome of a competition.

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