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knife
(nīf)n. pl. knives (nīvz)
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.
Idiom: To cut or slash a way through something with or as if with a knife: The boat knifed through the waves.
under the knife Informal
Undergoing surgery.
[Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knīfr.]
knif′er n.
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knife
(naɪf)n, pl knives (naɪvz)
1. (Cookery) a cutting instrument consisting of a sharp-edged often pointed blade of metal fitted into a handle or onto a machine
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a similar instrument used as a weapon
3. have one's knife in someone to have a grudge against or victimize someone
4. twist the knife to make a bad situation worse in a deliberately malicious way
5. the knives are out for someone Brit people are determined to harm or put a stop to someone: the knives are out for Stevens.
6. under the knife undergoing a surgical operation
vb (tr)
7. to cut, stab, or kill with a knife
8. to betray, injure, or depose in an underhand way
[Old English cnīf; related to Old Norse knīfr, Middle Low German knīf]
ˈknifeˌlike adj
ˈknifer n
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knife
(naɪf)n., pl. knives (naɪvz)
v. knifed, knif•ing. n.
1. an instrument for cutting, consisting of a sharp-edged metal blade fitted with a handle.
2. a knifelike weapon; dagger or short sword.
3. any blade for cutting, as in a tool or machine.
v.t. 4. to apply a knife to; cut, stab, etc., with a knife.
5. to attempt to defeat or undermine in a secret or underhanded way.
v.i. 6. to move or cleave through something with or as if with a knife: The ship knifed through the sea.
Idioms: under the knife, undergoing surgery.
[before 1100; Middle English knif, Old English cnīf, or < Old Norse knīfr, c. Old Frisian, Middle Low German knīf]
knife′like`, adj.
knif′er, n.
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knife
Past participle: knifed
Gerund: knifing
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| Noun | 1. |  knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handlebarong - 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 edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) 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 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 | |
| 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"projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something | |
| Verb | 1. | knife - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" injure - 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 a knife and fork
verb
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Translations
سِكّينسِكِّينَةٌيَطْعَن بالسِّكّين
nůž
knivskære
tranĉilo
veitsileikatapuukkopuukottaaterä
nož
késmegkésel
hnífurstinga meî hnífi
ナイフ小刀短剣
칼
culter
nudurti peiliupeilis
nazisnodurt ar nazi
cuţit
nôž
nož
нож
knivskäradolk
มีด
dao
knife
[naɪf]A. N (knives (pl)) (= table knife) → cuchillo m; (= pocket knife) → navaja f, cortaplumas m inv; (= dagger) → puñal m; (= flick knife) → navaja f, chaveta f (LAm); (= blade) → cuchilla f
does he use a knife and fork yet? → ¿ha aprendido ya a usar los cubiertos?
I'll get the knives and forks out → voy a sacar los cubiertos
to get one's knife into sb → tener inquina a algn
before you could say knife → en un decir Jesús
to turn the knife in the wound → hurgar en la herida
to put or stick the knife in → ensañarse, tirar con bala
like a (hot) knife through butter → sin problemas, con la gorra
does he use a knife and fork yet? → ¿ha aprendido ya a usar los cubiertos?
I'll get the knives and forks out → voy a sacar los cubiertos
to get one's knife into sb → tener inquina a algn
before you could say knife → en un decir Jesús
to turn the knife in the wound → hurgar en la herida
to put or stick the knife in → ensañarse, tirar con bala
like a (hot) knife through butter → sin problemas, con la gorra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
knife
[ˈnaɪf] n [knives] (pl)
(= utensil) → couteau m
knife and fork → couteau et fourchette
knives and forks → les couverts mpl
a kitchen knife → un couteau de cuisine
you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife (mainly British) → l'atmosphère était à couper au couteau
knife and fork → couteau et fourchette
knives and forks → les couverts mpl
a kitchen knife → un couteau de cuisine
you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife (mainly British) → l'atmosphère était à couper au couteau
to go under the knife (= be operated on) → passer sur la table d'opération sheath knife
vt [+ person] → poignarderknife edge knife-edge [ˈnaɪfɛdʒ] n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
knife
n pl <knives> → Messer nt; knife, fork and spoon → Besteck nt; like a (hot) knife through butter (fig) → völlig mühelos; to be under the knife (Med inf) → unterm Messer sein (inf); to go under the knife (Med inf) → unters Messer kommen (inf); to turn or twist the knife (in the wound) (fig) → Salz in die Wunde streuen; to put or stick the knife in (inf) → böse zuschlagen (inf); the knives are out for him (esp Brit inf) → für ihn wird schon das Messer gewetzt; before you could say knife (inf) → eh man sichs versah, im Nu; it’s war to the knife between them → sie bekämpfen sich bis aufs Messer; you could have cut the atmosphere with a knife → die Stimmung war zum Zerreißen gespannt; he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer (esp US inf) → er ist nicht gerade der Hellste (inf)
vt → einstechen auf (+acc); (fatally) → erstechen, erdolchen
knife
:knife blade
n → Messerklinge f
knife box
n → Besteckkasten m
knife edge
knife grinder
knifeman
n (Brit) → Messerstecher m
knife-point
knife
:kniferest
n → Messerbänkchen nt
knife sharpener
n → Messerschärfer m
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knife
[naɪf]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
knife
(naif) – plural knives (naivz) – noun1. an instrument for cutting. He carved the meat with a large knife.
2. such an instrument used as a weapon. She stabbed him with a knife.
verb to stab with a knife. He knifed her in the back.
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knife
→ سِكِّينَةٌ nůž kniv Messer μαχαίρι cuchillo veitsi couteau nož coltello ナイフ 칼 mes kniv nóż faca нож kniv มีด bıçak dao 刀Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
knife
n. cuchillo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
knife
n (pl knives) cuchilloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.