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noun tool for cutting ADJ. blunt, sharp | long | bone, bone-handled, silver, steel | bread, butcher's, carving, craft, fish, flick, hunting, kitchen, palette, pocket, sheath, Stanley(R), surgeon's, table QUANT. set a set of kitchen knives VERB + KNIFE pick up She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat. | lay down, put down | use Use a sharp knife to cut away the spare pastry. | sharpen | hold KNIFE + VERB cut That knife doesn't cut very well?it needs sharpening. | clatter KNIFE + NOUN blade, handle PREP. with a/the ~ The lines can be cut with a craft knife. PHRASES the blade of a knife, the handle of a knife, a knife and fork used as a weapon ADJ. long, sharp VERB + KNIFE be armed with, carry, have She carries a knife in her bag now. | brandish, wield | draw (out), produce, pull (out), take out He suddenly pulled a knife on me. | come at sb with, stab sb with, threaten sb with She stabbed him in the back with a 12-inch knife. | plunge, push, put, stick He plunged the knife deep into her heart. | sharpen, whet KNIFE + VERB cut | clatter As he fell, the knife clattered to the floor. KNIFE + NOUN attack a frenzied knife attack | wound | blade PREP. with a/the ~ PHRASES the blade of a knife, the hilt of a knife, hold a knife against/at/to sb's throat, a knife in sb's heart (figurative) Each word he uttered was a knife in her heart. | put a knife to sb's throat She put the knife to his throat to frighten him into silence.
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knife
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + knife
sharp
• Be careful using that knife - it's very sharp.
blunt
(= not sharp )
• The knife was so blunt it wouldn't cut anything.
a bread knife
• Will you pass me the bread knife?
a kitchen knife
(= a long knife used for cutting vegetables etc )
• Every chef has his own set of kitchen knives.
a carving knife
(= for cutting meat )
• Dad always used to sharpen the carving knife.
a pocket knife
(= a small knife that you carry with you )
• He was armed with nothing but a pocket knife.
knife + NOUN
a knife wound
• She died from a single knife wound.
a knife attack
• He was sentenced to 9 years in prison for a knife attack.
knife crime
(= crimes in which people are attacked with knives )
• Knife crime is on the increase.
phrases
the blade of a knife
• The blade of the knife cut cleanly through the rope.
the handle of a knife
• His hand reached down to the handle of his knife.
verbs
carry a knife
(= have it with you )
• The campaign warns young people about the dangers of carrying knives.
be armed with a knife
(= have it with you )
• One of the men was armed with a knife.
hold a knife
• In his hand, he held a long knife.
threaten somebody with a knife
• The girls were threatened with a knife.
brandish/wield a knife
(= wave it around in a threatening way )
• A man brandishing a knife burst into the room.
sharpen a knife
(= make it sharper )
• What's the best way to sharpen a knife?
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