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knife

Messer

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
knife
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Messer
3. Verb:
4. [1] mit einem Messer bearbeiten
5. [2] einstechen auf, erstechen, erdolchen, mit einem Messer stechen
6. [3] (US-amerikanisch) jemanden in den Rücken fallen, abschießen
Englisch > Englisch
knife
1. subst. A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be p
2. subst. A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
3. subst. Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
4. v. To cut with a knife.
5. v. To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
6. v. (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
7. v. To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
8. v. To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut
Deutsch > Englisch
Messer
1. n-n. knife
2. n-m. agent noun of messen
3. n-m. measurer, surveyor
4. n-m. gauge, meter