Thesaurus results for SHIV

shiv

noun

ˈshiv

slang

as in knife

an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting watch yourself in Cell Block 8, or you'll end up with a shiv in your back

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Recent Examples of shiv Thursday, busy prosecutors in the turbulent SDNY office tried to stick a judicial shiv in Combs’ motion to suppress. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 Imagine a world where Superman is stopping a bank robbery, but every weapon is packed with Kryptonite ammunition and every petty criminal carries a Kryptonite shiv. —

Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Chimney walks them through using the shiv to slice down to the muscle along the girl’s leg. —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024 The victim was sitting alone at a table when a man sneaked up behind him and pulled out a shiv from his waistband. —

Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for shiv

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Noun

Police recovered a knife at the scene and took two people of interest into custody, authorities said.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Allen was armed with a shotgun, handgun and multiple knives, officials said.

— Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026