knife
noun
[ nʌɪf ]
• an instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.
knife
verb
• stab (someone) with a knife.
• "he was knifed to death during the argument"
Similar:
stab,
hack,
gash,
run through,
slash,
lacerate,
cut,
tear,
gouge,
pierce,
spike,
impale,
transfix,
bayonet,
spear,
skewer,
wound,
Origin:
late Old English cnīf, from Old Norse knífr, of Germanic origin.
hunting knife
noun
• a large knife, typically having a sharp blade with one partially serrated edge, used to skin and cut up animals killed for food.
• "he was equipped with nothing but a dog and a hunting knife"
