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knifepoint
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knife·point  (nfpoint)
n.
The sharp end of a knife.
Idiom:
at knifepoint
Under threat of being stabbed or cut with a knife: was mugged at knifepoint.
Translations
knifepoint knife-point [ˈnaɪfpɔɪnt] n
at knifepoint [rape, rob] → sous la menace d'un couteau
to be robbed at knifepoint → être dévalisé sous la menace d'un couteau
to hold sb at knifepoint → tenir qn en respect avec son couteau
He held her at knifepoint and threatened to kill her → Il la tenait en respect avec son couteau et menaçait de la tuer.


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LANCASTER -- Two men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of attempting to rape a third man at knifepoint after deputies checking Mariposa Park noticed a parked Lexus moving up and down, officials said.
He forced the victim into his vehicle (a red Honda Civic) at knifepoint around 6:00 p.
On May 9, another homeless man named Tyrone Daniel Clark attempted to rob Murillo at knifepoint.
 
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