knife

🇺🇸 /naɪf/ 🇬🇧 /naɪf/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A2

a tool with a sharp blade and handle, used for cutting things

Use a knife to cut the bread into slices.

verb
R

to cut or stab someone with a knife

He was knifed in the arm during the fight.

translation

n. a tool with a sharp blade and handle, used for cutting things
v. to cut or stab someone with a knife

Word Forms

Plural knives
3rd Present knifes
Progressive knifing
Past knifed
Perfect knifed