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

But the best dishes attest to careful technique, like the lovingly fluffy housemade paneer that somehow melts and crumbles at once, and biryani under a lid sealed with a strip of dough, pried off with a knife at your table.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Gaff pulled a hunting knife out of his boot.

— Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026