Definition
• | An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.. |
• | A sword or dagger. |
• | To prune with the knife. |
• | To cut or stab with a knife. |