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Knife
/naɪf/
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
📖 Definitions of "Knife"
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A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- 2
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
- 3
Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
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To cut with a knife.
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To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
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To cut through as if with a knife.
- 4
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
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