knifes

verb

present tense third-person singular of knife
as in slices

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  1. slices
  2. thrusts
  3. punches
  4. cuts
Verb
  • Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026
  • Her foot slices down the side of the ball.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
Definition of slices
Verb
  • The shock win is a first for the Irish against India in international cricket across any format — at the 12th time of asking — and thrusts them 1-0 up in the two-match series.
    — Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • His ex-cop brother Adam Driver propositions him on a business scheme which thrusts them into conflict with the Russian mob.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of thrusts
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  • As the officer is pinned down, one person repeatedly punches her in the head while another appears to strike her with an unidentified object before a second officer intervenes.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • Plus, the contrast stitching throughout both the top and shorts gives it a polished look that punches well above its $37 price tag.
    — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of punches
Verb
  • But because Abundance cuts across the conventional left-right axis, New York politicians left, right, and center can all be on the wrong side of it.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
  • Extortion in Mexico is a multibillion-dollar racket that cuts across economic sectors and is linked to organized crime.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of cuts
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