Definizione monolingua

knife

knife (third-person singular simple present knifes, present participle knifing, simple past and past participle knifed)

1. (transitive) To cut with a knife.
2. (transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
3. (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
4. (transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
5. (transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut

knife (plural knives)

1. 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.
   • 2007, Scott Smith, The Ruins, page 273

     Jeff was bent low over the backboard, working with the knife, a steady sawing motion, his shirt soaked through with sweat.

2. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
3. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as the knives for a chipper.

Definizione dizionario knife

	coltello
	weapon
	utensil or tool designed for cutting
	A utensil consisting of a sharpened piece of hard material such as steel or other metal, ceramic, glass or stone, usually attached to a handle, that is formed in a manner that allows for cutting softer materials, especially meat or other food. There is often a point for piercing.

	accoltellare
	to use a knife to injure or kill

	lama
	any blade-like part designed for cutting

falce

falcetto

forbici

machete

pugnalare

tagliare

Altri significati:

to cut through as if with a knife

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.

(transitive) To cut with a knife .

(transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.

to use a knife to cut

(transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut

(transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.

(intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife .

A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.

To cut with a knife.

Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as the knives for a chipper.

To use a knife as a weapon in order to injure or kill.

To cut through with or as if with a knife.