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1. (n.) knife
an instrument for cutting, consisting of a sharp-edged metal blade fitted with a handle.
2. knife
a knifelike weapon; dagger or short sword.
3. knife
any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine.
4. (v.t.) knife
to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife.
5. knife
to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way.
6. (v.i.) knife
to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife:
The ship knifed through the sea.
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| Definition of 'knife' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) knife
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
2. (noun) knife
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
3. (verb) tongue, knife
any long thin projection that is transient
"tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
4. (verb) knife, stab
use a knife on
"The victim was knifed to death"
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1. (noun) knife
a tool for cutting, with a sharp blade and handle
knives, forks and spoons; arrested for carrying a knife
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| Definition of 'knife' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) knife
an instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.
2. (noun) knife
a sword or dagger
3. (verb) knife
to prune with the knife
4. (verb) knife
to cut or stab with a knife
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Sense: an instrument for cutting
He carved the meat with a large knife.
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 Afrikaans: mes |
 Arabic: سِكّين |
 Bulgarian: (кухненски) нож |
 Brazilian: faca |
 Czech: nůž |
 German: das Messer |
 Danish: kniv |
 Greek: μαχαίρι (ως εργαλείο) |
 Spanish: cuchillo |
 Estonian: nuga |
 Farsi: چاقو |
 Finnish: veitsi |
 French: couteau |
 Hebrew: סַכִּין |
 Hindi: चाकू |
 Croatian: nož |
 Hungarian: kés |
 Indonesian: pisau |
 Icelandic: hnífur |
 Italian: coltello |
 Japanese: ナイフ |
 Korean: 나이프 |
 Lithuanian: peilis |
 Latvian: nazis |
 Malay: pisau |
 Dutch: mes |
 Norwegian: kniv |
 Polish: nóż |
 Persian: ،كارد چاقو |
 Pashto: چاړه |
 Portuguese: faca |
 Romanian: cuţit |
 Russian: нож |
 Slovak: nôž |
 Slovenian: nož |
 Serbian: nož |
 Swedish: kniv |
 Thai: มีด |
 Turkish: bıçak |
 Taiwanese: 刀 |
 Ukrainian: ніж |
 Urdu: چھری |
 Vietnamese: con dao |
 Chinese: 刀 |
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