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Switchblade

A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

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📖 Definitions of "Switchblade"

noun

1
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

verb

1
To attack or cut with a switchblade.
2
To spring open or up.
3
To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.

🔄 Synonyms of "Switchblade"

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Word	Definition
switchblade knifenoun	a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Switchblade"

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Word	Definition
switchblade knifenoun	a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
shivnoun	(slang, countable) A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
switchknifenoun	A knife with a switchblade.
gravity knifenoun	A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
clasp-knifenoun	A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.
flick knifenoun	(British, Ireland) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
clasp knifenoun	Alternative spelling of clasp-knife. [A knife with a hinged blade or blades that, for safety when not in use, can be folded into a slot in the handle.]
button locknoun	(metonymic) A knife or other tool with such a lock.
flick-knifenoun	(British) Alternative form of flick knife. [(British, Ireland) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.]
jack-knifenoun	A compact folding knife.
jackknife switchnoun	Synonym of knife switch.
butterfly knifenoun	A folding pocket knife with two handles counter-rotating around the tang such that, when closed, the blade is concealed within grooves in the handles.
probe-scissorsnoun	Scissors used to open wounds, the blade having a button at the end.
007 knifenoun	(New York, slang, 1970s-1980s, by extension) A folding knife, especially one used in a crime.
penknifenoun	A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
utility knifenoun	A cutting tool that has a thin interchangeable blade that (often) retracts or folds into the handle.
slipjointnoun	(metonymic) A knife or other tool with such a joint; usually a pocketknife.
clicking knifenoun	A small knife, with a thin, flexible blade, used by clickers to cut leather
swiss army knifenoun	Any of a class of multi-function pocket knives or multitools, having a blade and various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers.
knife switchnoun	A switch used to control the flow of electricity in a circuit, consisting of a hinge which allows a metal lever, or knife, to be lifted from or inserted into a slot or jaw to break or make electrical contact.