to knife
- verb
- /naɪf/
- NSFW
- And yeah, I just felt the urge to cut it up into small pieces using a knife because satisfying.
Examples
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All you have to do is take your knife and then just simply cut an X.
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We might have to like heat up a knife and cut them off.
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I knifed a steak and flipped it.
Fiction book (1998) -
He army-knifes an orange in a zigzag design... there, a flower, presenting one pretty half to her.
Fiction book (1991) -
You need to knife the vegetables before adding them to the stir-fry.
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He will knife the package open to see what is inside.
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The chef skillfully knifed the meat into thin slices for the dish.
Synonyms
To cut something into pieces using a sharp tool like a knife or axe
Cause serious harm to people or things with a sharp object
To cut something into smaller pieces by sharp blows again and again with a knife or axe
To cut forcefully with a knife or sharp tool
To cut food into pieces with a knife
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Be badly prepared for a situation where others have much better tools
- Informal
Say or do something on purpose to hurt someone who is already in trouble
- Informal
A hurtful comment or action that makes someone feel worse after bad news
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
A small sharp knife with a serrated or straight edge used to cut cooked meat at the table
A small folding tool with a metal blade that fits into its handle and into a pocket
A small folding tool with blades and screwdrivers that people use to mean a person with many skills
A tropical bean plant with red flowers that grows black beans with white spots you can eat
- Specialized
A narrow fold in cloth pressed flat in one direction, often used in skirts
A very unstable situation that can quickly become much worse or better after a small change
- Specialized
A small sharp tool with a replaceable blade that you use in crafts for precise cutting
- Specialized
A very sharp knife a doctor uses in an operation to cut parts of the body
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knife meaning 'to cut or slice' comes from the noun knife, because people cut food and objects with a blade. So to 'knife' a roast is to cut it into thin pieces with quick cuts.