knife

/naɪf/
verb 5noun 3

Collocations

30
1

(noun.) tool for cutting

ADJ

blunt, sharp | long | bone, bone-handled, silver, steel | bread, butcher's, carving, craft, fish, flick, hunting, kitchen, palette, pocket, sheath, Stanley(R), surgeon's, table

QUANT

set

My grandmother gave me a beautiful set of knives for my new apartment.

VERB + KNIFE

pick up

At dinner, he picked up his knife to cut the meat into smaller pieces.

lay down, put down

use

You should use a sharp knife when preparing vegetables for dinner.

sharpen | hold

KNIFE + VERB

cut

The old kitchen knife cuts through the bread easily now that it's been sharpened.

clatter

KNIFE + NOUN

blade, handle

PREP

with a/the ~

She spread butter on the bread with a sharp knife.

PHRASES

the blade of a knife, the handle of a knife, a knife and fork

2

(noun.) used as a weapon

ADJ

long, sharp

VERB + KNIFE

be armed with, carry, have

The security guard was armed with a knife and a radio.

brandish, wield

draw (out), produce, pull (out), take out

When the argument got heated, he drew a knife from his jacket pocket.

come at sb with, stab sb with, threaten sb with

The angry man came at the police officer with a kitchen knife.

plunge, push, put, stick

She stuck the knife into the roasted chicken to check if it was cooked through.

sharpen, whet

KNIFE + VERB

cut

clatter

The kitchen knife clattered across the counter when she dropped it while cooking dinner.

KNIFE + NOUN

attack

The victim suffered serious injuries during a knife attack outside the train station last night.

wound | blade

PREP

with a/the ~

PHRASES

the blade of a knife, the hilt of a knife, hold a knife against/at/to sb's throat, a knife in sb's heart

When the betrayal was revealed, she felt as though a knife was twisting in her heart.

put a knife to sb's throat

The robber put a knife to the shopkeeper's throat and demanded all the money from the register.

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