butchered

UK
/ˈbʊtʃəd/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚd/
butcheredpast participle
UK
/ˈbʊtʃəd/
US
/ˈbʊtʃərd/
Past-participle adjective; clearer categorisation than generic ADJECTIVE.
Translations
The butchered sculpture was unrecognizable.
Изуродованная скульптура была неузнаваемой.
The butchered animal was prepared for the feast.
Зарезанное животное было подготовлено к пиршеству.
Definitions
Roughly or clumsily executed, often resulting in a poor or unsatisfactory outcome.
The butchered translation of the novel left readers confused and disappointed.
Mutilated or damaged, often referring to something that has been cut or altered in a way that is considered destructive.
The butchered remains of the sculpture were unrecognizable after the accident.
butcherverb

butchered

Past Simple

butchered
Past Simple
butchered
Past Participle
butchering
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/
Translations
She butchered the song during her performance.
Она испортила песню во время своего выступления.
They butcher the animals on the farm.
Они забивают животных на ферме.
He butchers the meat before selling it.
Он разделывает мясо перед продажей.
Additional translations
Definitions
To slaughter animals and prepare them for sale as meat.
The farmer butchers the pigs every autumn to sell the meat at the market.
To ruin something through clumsy or inept handling.
He butchered the presentation by forgetting half of his lines.
To kill people in large numbers or in a particularly cruel or indiscriminate way.
The invading troops butchered the villagers before burning the town.
butchernoun
Definitions
A person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh for sale.
The butcher prepared the meat for the customers at the market.
A shop where meat is sold.
I went to the butcher to buy some steaks for dinner.
A person who kills people indiscriminately or brutally.
The dictator was known as a butcher for his ruthless actions against his own people.
A person who bungles or botches tasks through gross incompetence, especially in a way that causes damage.
The mechanic turned out to be a butcher and ruined my car engine.
butcheradjective
Definitions
Relating to or suitable for a butcher or butchery; designed for cutting meat.
She bought a butcher block countertop for her kitchen.