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Meaning of 'knife'
Meaning of 'knife' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Knife 
[ n.]
- An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel
and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many
different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing
knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping
knife, etc.. [ n.]- A sword or dagger.
2. Knife [ v. t.]
- To prune with the knife. [ v. t.]- To cut or stab with a knife.
Meaning of 'knife' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. knife [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- any long thin projection that is transient
- any long thin projection that is transient
Example in sentence:
- rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark;
- tongues of flame licked at the walls
2. knife [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- use a knife on
- use a knife on
Example in sentence:
- The victim was knifed to death
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