Knife | Mean of knife in English Dictionary
/ˈnaɪf/
- Noun
- a usually sharp blade attached to a handle that is used for cutting or as a weapon
- Each dinner guest gets two forks, a knife, and a spoon.
- He pulled/drew a knife on me and threatened to stab me with it.
- very quickly and easily
- The bill passed through the senate like a hot knife through butter.
- to say or do things that cause more pain to someone who is already suffering
- Any more cuts in government aid to these poor people will be twisting the knife in the wound.
- having a medical operation
- I'm going under the knife [=having surgery] tomorrow.
- Verb
- to injure (someone) with a knife
- He died after being knifed in the chest.
- to move easily and quickly like a knife cutting through something
- ships knifing through the waves