knife
1. knife \'ni-f\ \'ni-vz\ \'ni--.fli-k\ n or knives [ME knif, fr. OE cni-f;
akin to MLG kni-f knife, OE ] pl often attrib cnotta knot 1a: a cutting
instrument consisting of a sharp blade fastened to a handle 1b: a weapon
resembling a knife 2: a sharp cutting blade or tool in a machine : in
surgery - knife.like aj
2. knife vt 1: to use a knife on; specif : to stab, slash, or wound with a
kni fe 2: to cut, mark, or spread with a knife 3: to try to defeat by
underhand means 4: to move like a knife in : to cut a way with or as if
with a knife blade