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.

To cut or slash a way through something with or as if with a knife: The boat knifed through the waves.

Idiom:

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.

knife

Past participle: knifed
Gerund: knifing

Imperative
knife
knife

Present
I knife
you knife
he/she/it knifes
we knife
you knife
they knife

Preterite
I knifed
you knifed
he/she/it knifed
we knifed
you knifed
they knifed

Present Continuous
I am knifing
you are knifing
he/she/it is knifing
we are knifing
you are knifing
they are knifing

Present Perfect
I have knifed
you have knifed
he/she/it has knifed
we have knifed
you have knifed
they have knifed

Past Continuous
I was knifing
you were knifing
he/she/it was knifing
we were knifing
you were knifing
they were knifing

Past Perfect
I had knifed
you had knifed
he/she/it had knifed
we had knifed
you had knifed
they had knifed

Future
I will knife
you will knife
he/she/it will knife
we will knife
you will knife
they will knife

Future Perfect
I will have knifed
you will have knifed
he/she/it will have knifed
we will have knifed
you will have knifed
they will have knifed

Future Continuous
I will be knifing
you will be knifing
he/she/it will be knifing
we will be knifing
you will be knifing
they will be knifing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been knifing
you have been knifing
he/she/it has been knifing
we have been knifing
you have been knifing
they have been knifing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been knifing
you will have been knifing
he/she/it will have been knifing
we will have been knifing
you will have been knifing
they will have been knifing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been knifing
you had been knifing
he/she/it had been knifing
we had been knifing
you had been knifing
they had been knifing

Conditional
I would knife
you would knife
he/she/it would knife
we would knife
you would knife
they would knife

Past Conditional
I would have knifed
you would have knifed
he/she/it would have knifed
we would have knifed
you would have knifed
they would have knifed

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	knife - edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle barong - 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 cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper - a butcher's knife having a large square blade drawknife, drawshave - a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool 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 dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing 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 tip, peak, point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"
	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" tongue projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Verb	1.	knife - use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" stab injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to poniard - stab with a poniard bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet

knife

verb

1. cut, wound, stab, slash, thrust, gore, pierce, spear, jab, bayonet, impale, lacerate She was knifed in the back six times.

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Translations

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

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knife

[naɪf]

1. n (knives (pl)) (gen) → coltello (also penknife) → temperino
knife, fork and spoon → coperto
I can't wait to get my knife into him (fig) → non vedo l'ora di cavargli gli occhi

knife

(naif) – plural knives (naivz) – noun

1. 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.

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

knife

n (pl knives) cuchillo