Knife
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Knife
Noun
- A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
"He was looking for a knife to chop some steak."
- A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
- Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
Verb
- To cut with a knife.
- To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
"She was repeatedly knifed in the chest."
- To cut through as if with a knife.
"The boat knifed through the water."
- To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.