Knife
noun — Plural: knives
- 1.
- (a cutting or stabbing instrument of many forms with a keen, usually single edged, blade. -under the knife under going an operation; under going surging. -knife edge the cutting edge of a knife, anything very sharp, a wedge) កាំបិត
- 2.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) កាំបិតវះកាត់ចុងស្រួច
verb — past tense: knifed ; past participle: knifed ; present participle: knifing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to stab with a knife) ចាក់នឹងកាំបិត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: knives
- 1.
- An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..
- 2.
- A sword or dagger.
verb — past tense: knifed ; past participle: knifed ; present participle: knifing ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To prune with the knife.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cut or stab with a knife.
- 3.
- (FIGURATIVE) (TRANSITIVE) To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against (a candidate of one's own party).