knife

1. Edge tool used as a cutting instrument;
   Has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle (synset 103628765)
   is a type of: edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
   subtypes:

   • barong - a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines
   • bolo, bolo knife - long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
   • bowie knife - a stout hunting knife with a single edge
   • bread knife - a knife used to cut bread
   • butcher knife - a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat
   • carving knife - a large knife used to carve cooked meat
   • case knife, sheath knife - a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath
   • chopper, cleaver, meat cleaver - a butcher's knife having a large square blade
   • drawknife, drawshave - a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces
   • hunting knife - a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip
   • letter opener, paper knife, paperknife - dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
   • linoleum cutter, linoleum knife - a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum
   • parang - a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia
   • parer, paring knife - a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables
   • pocket knife, pocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
   • pruning knife - a knife with a curved or hooked blade
   • slicer - knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
   • surgical knife - a very sharp knife used in surgery
   • table knife - a knife used for eating at dining table
   has:

   • blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
   • haft, helve - the handle of a weapon or tool
   • knife blade - the blade of a knife
   • point - sharp end
2. A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point (synset 103629343)
   is a type of: arm, weapon, weapon system - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
   subtypes:

   • bayonet - a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
   • dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
   • khukuri - a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal
   • machete, matchet, panga - a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
   • shiv - a knife used as a weapon
   • trench knife - a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting
   • yataghan - a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge
   has: peak, point, tip - a V shape
3. Any long thin projection that is transient (synset 113941420)
   "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"
   is a type of: projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
   same as: tongue

1. Use a knife on (synset 201234216)
   "The victim was knifed to death"
   is a type of: injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to
   subtypes:

   • poniard - stab with a poniard
   • bayonet - stab or kill someone with a bayonet
   same as: stab

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