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knife  (nf)

n. pl. knives (nvz)

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 cnf, from Old Norse knfr.]

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knifer n.

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knife

Noun

pl knives

a cutting instrument or weapon consisting of a sharp-edged blade of metal fitted into a handle

Verb

[knifing, knifed]

to stab or kill with a knife [Old English cnīf]

knifelike adj

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, wound - 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

verb 2. cut, wound, stab, slash, thrust, gore, pierce, spear, jab, bayonet, impale, lacerate

Translations

knife [naɪf] [pl knives] n → cuchillo

vt → acuchillar;

knife, fork and spoon → cubiertos mpl

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knife [naɪf] n [knives , pl ] [naɪvz] → couteau m

vt → poignarder, frapper d'un coup de couteau;

knife, fork and spoon → couvert m

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knife [naɪf] [knives , pl ] n → Messer nt

vt (injure, attack) → einstechen auf +acc;

knife, fork and spoon → Messer, Gabel und Löffel

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knife [naɪf] n [pl knives] → coltello

vt → accoltellare, dare una coltellata a;

knife, fork and spoon → coperto

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knife

n knife [naif]

1 an instrument for cutting He carved the meat with a large knife. mes سِكّين (кухненски) нож nůž kniv das Messer μαχαίρι (ως εργαλείο) cuchillo nuga چاقو veitsi couteau סַכִּין चाकू nož kés pisau hnífur coltello ナイフ 식칼, 나이프 peilis nazis pisau mes kniv nóż 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 nůž kniv das Messer μαχαίρι (ως φονικό όπλο) puñal pussnuga چاقو puukko couteau סַּכִּין हथियार के तौर पर उपयोग किया जाने वाला चाकू nož tőr belati hnífur coltello 小刀 단도, 단검 peilis nazis pisau mes kniv, dolk nóż 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

v

to stab with a knife He knifed her in the back. steek يَطْعَن بالسِّكّين промушвам bodnout stikke ned erstechen μαχαιρώνω acuchillar, apuñalar pussitama با چاقو زدن puukottaa coup de couteau donner un לִדקוֹר בְּסַכִּין चाकू से मारना ubosti nožem megkésel menikam stinga með hnífi accoltellare, dare una coltellata ナイフで刺す 찌르다 nudurti peiliu nodurt ar nazi menikam dengan pisau doorsteken dolke, stikke med kniv uderzyć nożem 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