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knife
verb
B1
US /ˈnaɪ̯f/
To cut with a knife.
transitive
To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
transitive
To cut through as if with a knife.
intransitive
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
transitive
To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.
transitive
Forms
he/she/it
knifes
-ing form
knifing
past participle
knifed
past
knifed
Example sentences
223 results
Put that knife down. You're making me nervous.
Tatoeba
Put that knife where the children can't get at it.
Tatoeba
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knife
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.
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