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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shiv
Noun
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Nature protects history and human life Inside the remarkable medieval settlement, archaeologists found moats, remains of buildings, and artifacts, 244 to be exact, including 66 knives, sickles, iron coulters, arrowheads, spearheads, and personal accessories were identified, as per Heritage Daily.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Mar. 2026
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As officers told the man to drop the knife several times, three police officers fired shots, striking the man.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Using two butter knives or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the flour until the mixture looks shaggy, with pea-size pieces and a few flatter shards.—
Monti Carlo,
AJC.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Friday’s came off a 90 mph cutter from Rockies right-hander Juan Mejia.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Shiv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiv. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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