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| knife [ nīf ] |
noun (plural knives [ nīvz ]) |
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1. tool for cutting: a tool, usually with a sharp blade and a handle, used for cutting, slicing, or spreading
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2. stabbing weapon: a knife with a handle and a sharpened blade specifically made to be a weapon
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verb (past and past participle knifed, present participle knif·ing, 3rd person present singular knifes) |
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1. transitive verb stab somebody: to stab or cut somebody with a knife
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2. intransitive verb move with swift smooth motion: to move quickly, forcefully, and cleanly through something
  The hawk knifed through the air.
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| [ Old English cnīf< Germanic] |
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| knife·like adjective |
| knif·er noun |
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twist or turn the knife (in the wound) to try to make a difficult or painful situation even worse for somebody
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under the knife undergoing surgery (informal)
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