knife

²knife

verb

knifedknif·ing

Definition of KNIFE

transitive verb

1

: to use a knife on; specifically : to stab, slash, or wound with a knife

2

: to cut, mark, or spread with a knife

3

: to try to defeat by underhanded means

4

: to move like a knife in <birds knifing the autumn sky>

intransitive verb

: to cut a way with or as if with a knife blade <the cruiser knifed through the heavy seas>

Examples of KNIFE

1. He died after being knifed in the chest.
2. ships knifing through the waves

First Known Use of KNIFE

1865