stab (with a knife)
1Knife — Knife, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knifed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Knifing}.] 1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife. [1913 Webster] 2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low] [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in… …
2knife — ► NOUN (pl. knives) 1) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. 2) a cutting blade on a machine. ► VERB 1) stab with a knife. 2) cut like a knife. ● at knifepoint …
3knife — [nīf] n. pl. knives [ME knif < OE cnif, akin to Ger kneif, ON knīfr < IE * gneibh (> Lith gnaibis, a pinching): for base see KNEAD] 1. a cutting or stabbing instrument with a sharp blade, single edged or double edged, set in a handle 2.… …
4knife — n. & v. n. (pl. knives) 1 a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long sharp edge fixed rigidly in a handle or hinged (cf. PENKNIFE). b a similar tool used as a weapon. 2 a cutting blade forming part of a machine. 3 (as the knife) a… …
5knife — naɪf n. tool with a thin sharp blade that is used for cutting v. cut or stab with a knife; cut through as with a knife, move through as with a knife …
6knife — noun (plural knives) a cutting instrument consisting of a blade fixed into a handle. ↘a cutting blade on a machine. verb 1》 stab with a knife. 2》 cut like a knife. Phrases before you can say knife informal very quickly. get (or stick) the knife… …
7stab — Hou, ō; polo (rare). ♦ To stab with a knife, hou pahi …
8stab — [stab] n. [ME stabbe, prob. < stobbe, var. of stubbe,STUB] 1. a wound made by piercing with a knife, dagger, or other pointed weapon 2. a thrust, as with a knife or dagger 3. a sudden sensation of anguish or pain vt. stabbed, stabbing …
9stab — /stab/, v., stabbed, stabbing, n. v.t. 1. to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork. 2. to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something: He stabbed the… …
10knife — [n] cutting tool bayonet, blade, bolo, cutlass, cutter, cutting edge, dagger, edge, lance, lancet, machete, point, ripper, sabre, scalpel, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, sickle, skewer, skiver, steel, stiletto, switchblade, sword, tickler;… …
