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knife

A knife is a tool with a sharp blade and a handle used for cutting or stabbing. (noun)

  1. The kitchen utensil with a sharp blade and a handle that you use when you are cutting up steak is an example of a knife.
  2. A tool with a sharp blade that a murderer uses to stab someone to death is an example of a knife.

To knife is to cut or stab someone using a tool with a handle and a sharp metal blade. (verb)

When a murderer stabs someone using a sharp blade, this is an example of a when the murdered knifes his victim.

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