Knife
Definition of Knife
Pronunciation: nīf n. | 1. | 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.. | | 2. | A sword or dagger. | v. t. | 1. | (Hort.) To prune with the knife. | | 2. | To cut or stab with a knife. | | 3. | Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party). |
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