talhar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- butcher noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- carve verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- cleave verb To split something apart, typically with a sharp tool or a forceful blow.
- cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
- tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.
Senses
talhar is used for these senses in English:
- butcher (transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
- carve To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work, especially with cuts that are curved rather than only straight slices.
- carve To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.
- chop off (transitive, literally) To sever by chopping or as if by chopping.
- cleave (transitive) To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- cut To form or shape by cutting.
- scrimshaw (intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw. [from early 19th c.]
- tool (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
butcher — full definition
- noun A person whose trade is preparing and selling meat.
- noun Someone who kills brutally or without mercy.
- verb To slaughter animals and cut up the meat for sale.
- verb To ruin or botch something badly.
carve — full definition
- verb To cut something, especially to shape it artistically or to slice cooked meat.
- verb To create or establish something, especially with effort, such as a reputation or path.