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butcher

/ˈbʊtʃər/ /ˈbʊtʃə/
verb Regular verbbutcher butchered
GeneralFood
  1. 1 kesmek, (hayvanı) kesip parçalamak

Definition (English)

To kill an animal and cut it up for meat.

Example Sentences

  1. He learned to butcher chickens on the farm.
    Çiftlikte tavukları nasıl keseceğini öğrendi.
  2. The cook showed us how to butcher a whole chicken.
    Aşçı bize bütün bir tavuğun nasıl parçalanacağını gösterdi.
Informal
  1. 1 berbat etmek, mahvetmek

Definition (English)

To spoil something badly by doing it very poorly.

Example Sentences

  1. Don't butcher the pronunciation of that word.
    O kelimenin telaffuzunu mahvetme.
  2. The film completely butchered my favourite novel.
    Film en sevdiğim romanı tamamen berbat etti.

Verb Forms Regular

Base butcher
/ˈbʊtʃər/
Past butchered
/ˈbʊtʃərd/
Participle butchered
/ˈbʊtʃərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edbutcher → butchered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. butchered /ˈbʊtʃərd/

Synonyms

slaughtercut up

Collocations

butcher a pigbutcher a carcassbutcher a songbutcher the language

Related Words

meatanimalslaughterhousecutcarcassfarm

Phrases 3

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