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knife

noun(knife)

a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp blade fastened to a handle

knife

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a weapon or tool resembling a knife

knife

noun(knife)

a sharp cutting blade or tool in a machine

knife

verb(knife)

to use a knife on; specifically : to stab, slash, or wound with a knife

knife

verb(knife)

to cut, mark, or spread with a knife

knife

verb(knife)

to try to defeat by underhanded means

knife

noun(knife)

a sharp wedge of steel or other hard material used as a fulcrum for a lever beam in a precision instrument

knife

noun(knife)

a sharp narrow knifelike edge

knife

noun(knife)

a stout single-edged hunting knife with part of the back edge curved concavely to a point and sharpened

knife

noun(knife)

sheath knife

knife

noun(knife)

a table knife

knife

noun(knife)

a knife used for preparing food; especially : a large, general-purpose kitchen knife usually 8 to 10 inches long that has a blade curving upward along its length and ending in a narrow point

knife

noun(knife)

pocketknife; especially : a large one-bladed folding knife having a catch to hold the blade open

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noun(knife)

switchblade

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trademark(knife)

—used for a medical device that emits a highly focused beam of gamma radiation

knife

noun(knife)

a knife with usually a flexible steel blade and no cutting edge used to mix colors or to apply colors (as to a painting)

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