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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Amazon quietly discounted dozens of top picks from Stewart’s collection, including Dutch ovens, knife sets, oven mitts, and more, with prices starting at just $8 and discounts going for up to 60 percent off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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As an 86-second exchange unfolded, Chez stood perfectly still, a stunned expression on his face, as his father screamed at him and cops ordered him to drop the box cutter more than a dozen times.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The cutter’s visit was hosted by the group and is a public outreach event with the Ocean Institute.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Shiv.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shiv. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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