noun Download 🔗Share A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick. Examples : "The farmer used his machetes to clear the overgrown jungle vines from his field. " weapon utensil agriculture plant military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut or chop with a machete. Examples : "After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river." action utensil weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete. Examples : "Because we didn't have a proper shovel, we had to machetes the overgrown weeds with the edge of a broken ceramic tile to clear the garden path. " action weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading