knife

knife

 (nīf)

n. pl. knives (nīvz)

1. A cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade attached to a handle.

2. A cutting edge; a blade.

v. knifed, knif·ing, knifes

v.tr.

1. To use a knife on, especially to stab; wound with a knife.

2. Informal To betray or attempt to defeat by underhand means.

v.intr.

To cut or slash a way through something with or as if with a knife: The boat knifed through the waves.

Idiom:

under the knife Informal

Undergoing surgery.

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[Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knīfr.]

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knif′er n.

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knife

(naɪf)

n, pl knives (naɪvz)

1. (Cookery) a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp-edged often pointed blade of metal fitted into a handle or onto a machine

2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a similar instrument used as a weapon

3. have one's knife in someone to have a grudge against or victimize someone

4. twist the knife to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way

5. the knives are out for someone Brit people are determined to harm or put a stop to someone: the knives are out for Stevens.

6. under the knife undergoing a surgical operation

vb (tr)

7. to cut, stab, or kill with a knife

8. to betray, injure, or depose in an underhand way

[Old English cnīf; related to Old Norse knīfr, Middle Low German knīf]

ˈknifeˌlike adj

ˈknifer n

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knife

(naɪf)

n., pl. knives (naɪvz)

v. knifed, knif•ing. n.

1. an instrument for cutting, consisting of a sharp-edged metal blade fitted with a handle.

2. a knifelike weapon; dagger or short sword.

3. any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine.

v.t.

4. to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife.

5. to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way.

v.i.

6. to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife: The ship knifed through the sea.

Idioms:

under the knife, undergoing surgery.

[before 1100; Middle English knif, Old English cnīf, or < Old Norse knīfr, c. Old Frisian, Middle Low German knīf]

knife′like`, adj.

knif′er, n.

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knife

Past participle: knifed
Gerund: knifing

Imperative

knife

knife

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle barong - a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge bolo knife, bolo - long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin Bowie knife - a stout hunting knife with a single edge bread knife - a knife used to cut bread butcher knife - a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat carving knife - a large knife used to carve cooked meat sheath knife, case knife - a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper - a butcher's knife having a large square blade drawknife, drawshave - a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool hunting knife - a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip knife blade - the blade of a knife letter opener, paper knife, paperknife - dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books linoleum cutter, linoleum knife - a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum parang - a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia paring knife, parer - a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables pocket knife, pocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" pruning knife - a knife with a curved or hooked blade slicer - knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery table knife - a knife used for eating at dining table
	2.	knife - a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point bayonet - a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing khukuri - a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal machete, matchet, panga - a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation shiv - a knife used as a weapon trench knife - a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" yataghan - a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
	3.	knife - any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark" tongue projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Verb	1.	knife - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" stab injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to poniard - stab with a poniard bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet

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knife

noun

1. blade, carver, cutter, cutting tool a knife and fork

verb

1. cut, wound, stab, slash, thrust, gore, pierce, spear, jab, bayonet, impale, lacerate She was knifed in the back six times.

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Translations

سِكّينسِكِّينَةٌيَطْعَن بالسِّكّين

nůž

knivskære

Messermessernerstechen

μαχαίριμαχαιρώνω

tranĉilo

cuchillonavajapuñalacuchillarapuñalar

veitsileikatapuukkopuukottaaterä

couteaudonner un coup de couteauschlass

nož

késmegkésel

hnífurstinga meî hnífi

coltelloaccoltellarecercare di danneggiare

ナイフ小刀短剣

칼

culter

nudurti peiliupeilis

nazisnodurt ar nazi

meslemmet

knivstikke med knivdolke

nóż

esfaquearfaca

cuţit

ножрезатьлезвие

nôž

nož

нож

knivskäradolk

มีด

bıçakbıçaklamak

dao

刀刺匕首

knife

[naɪf]

A. N (knives (pl)) (= table knife) → cuchillo m; (= pocket knife) → navaja f, cortaplumas m inv; (= dagger) → puñal m; (= flick knife) → navaja f, chaveta f (LAm); (= blade) → cuchilla f
does he use a knife and fork yet? → ¿ha aprendido ya a usar los cubiertos?
I'll get the knives and forks out → voy a sacar los cubiertos
to get one's knife into sb → tener inquina a algn
before you could say knife → en un decir Jesús
to turn the knife in the wound → hurgar en la herida
to put or stick the knife in → ensañarse, tirar con bala
like a (hot) knife through butter → sin problemas, con la gorra

B. VT (= stab) → acuchillar, apuñalar
to knife sb to death → matar a algn a navajazos or a puñaladas

C. CPD knife edge N → filo m (de cuchillo)
to be (balanced) on a knife edge [person] → estar con el alma pendiente de un hilo; [result] → estar pendiente de un hilo
knife grinder N (= person) → afilador(a) m/f
knife sharpener N (= tool) → afilador m de cuchillos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

knife

[ˈnaɪf]

n [knives] (pl)

(= utensil) → couteau m
knife and fork → couteau et fourchette
knives and forks → les couverts mpl
a kitchen knife → un couteau de cuisine
you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife (mainly British) → l'atmosphère était à couper au couteau

(= weapon) → couteau m
to twist the knife → remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to go under the knife (= be operated on) → passer sur la table d'opération sheath knife

vt [+ person] → poignarderknife edge knife-edge [ˈnaɪfɛdʒ] n

to be on a knife edge [company, situation] → être sur le fil du rasoir; [match] → rester indécis; [tense person] → avoir les nerfs à vif
World peace is on a knife edge → La paix du monde est sur le fil du rasoir.

modif [vote, election, situation] → sur le fil du rasoir

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knife

n pl <knives> → Messer nt; knife, fork and spoon → Besteck nt; like a (hot) knife through butter (fig) → völlig mühelos; to be under the knife (Med inf) → unterm Messer sein (inf); to go under the knife (Med inf) → unters Messer kommen (inf); to turn or twist the knife (in the wound) (fig) → Salz in die Wunde streuen; to put or stick the knife in (inf) → böse zuschlagen (inf); the knives are out for him (esp Brit inf) → für ihn wird schon das Messer gewetzt; before you could say knife (inf) → eh man sichs versah, im Nu; it’s war to the knife between them → sie bekämpfen sich bis aufs Messer; you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife → die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt; he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer (esp US inf) → er ist nicht gerade der Hellste (inf)

vt → einstechen auf (+acc); (fatally) → erstechen, erdolchen

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knife

:

knife blade

n → Messerklinge f

knife box

n → Besteckkasten m

knife edge

n (lit) → (Messer)schneide f; to be balanced on a knife (fig) → auf Messers Schneide stehen

knife grinder

n (= person) → Scherenschleifer(in) m(f); (= thing) → Schleifrad nt → or -stein m

knifeman

n (Brit) → Messerstecher m

knife pleat

n → einfache Falte

knife-point

n to hold somebody at knife → jdn mit einem Messer bedrohen; to force somebody to do something at knife → jdn mit vorgehaltenem Messer zwingen, etw zu tun

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knife

:

kniferest

n → Messerbänkchen nt

knife sharpener

n → Messerschärfer m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

knife

[naɪf]

1. n (knives (pl)) (gen) → coltello (also penknife) → temperino
knife, fork and spoon → coperto
I can't wait to get my knife into him (fig) → non vedo l'ora di cavargli gli occhi

2. vt (stab) → accoltellare
to knife sb to death → uccidere qn a coltellate

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

knife

(naif) – plural knives (naivz) – noun

1. an instrument for cutting. He carved the meat with a large knife. mes سِكّين (кухненски) нож faca nůž das Messer kniv μαχαίριcuchillo nuga چاقو veitsi couteauסכין चाकू nož kés pisau hnífur coltello ナイフ 나이프 peilis nazis pisau mesknivnóż چاړه faca cuţit нож nôž nož nož kniv มีด bıçak 刀 ніж چھری con dao 刀

2. such an instrument used as a weapon. She stabbed him with a knife. lem سِكّين нож faca nůž das Messer kniv μαχαίριpuñal pussnuga چاقو puukko couteauסכין हथियार के तौर पर उपयोग किया जाने वाला चाकू nož tőr belati hnífur coltello 小刀 단도 peilis nazis pisau meskniv, dolknóż چاړه،برچه faca cuţit нож nôž nož nož kniv ดาบ bıçak 匕首 ніж ایسا اوزار جسے ہتھیار کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاۓ dao găm 匕首

verb

to stab with a knife. He knifed her in the back. steek يَطْعَن بالسِّكّين промушвам esfaquear bodnout erstechen stikke ned μαχαιρώνωacuchillar, apuñalar pussitama با چاقو زدن puukottaa donner un coup de couteau לִדקוֹר בְּסַכִּין चाकू से मारना ubosti nožem megkésel menikam stinga með hnífi accoltellare, dare una coltellata ナイフで刺す 칼로 찌르다 nudurti peiliu nodurt ar nazi menikam dengan pisau doorstekendolke, stikke med kniv uderzyć nożem په چاړه وهل esfaquear a da o lovitură de cuţit пырнуть ножом bodnúť zabosti ubosti nožem knivhugga, knivskära แทง bıçaklamak (用刀)刺 ударити ножем چاقو مارنا đâm bằng dao （用刀）刺

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knife

→ سِكِّينَةٌ nůž kniv Messer μαχαίρι cuchillo veitsi couteau nož coltello ナイフ 칼 mes kniv nóż faca нож kniv มีด bıçak dao 刀

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knife

n. cuchillo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

knife

n (pl knives) cuchillo

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