Knife

Meaning

Noun

●

In Cutlery, Violence & Weapons:

or a

for

, usually

or other

(the

), usually

on one

to a

. The

may be

for piercing.

●

In Weapons:

with the

for

and too

. A dagger.

●

Any blade-like part in a

or a

for

, such as that of a chipper.

Verb

●

cut

with a knife.

●

In Weapons:

To use a

, or otherwise using the

sharp

edge

of the

knife

as a weapon.

●

In Weapons:

cut through

as if

with a knife.

●

betray

, especially in the

context

of a political slate.

●

In Weapons:

positively

ignore

, especially in order to

denigrate

;

compare

cut.

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Origin

knife

English

knif

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Etym

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Knife

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