shiv

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
2. A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

Verb

1. (transitive) To stab (someone) with a shiv.
2. (broadly, transitive) To stab (someone) with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

Sinonieme

knife

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cutter

shivaree

sticker

short sword

eating irons

Vertalings

السكّين كسلاح

سكين

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مدية

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ganivet

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coltell

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Messer

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μαχαίρι

couteau

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coltello

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accoltellare

mes

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cotèl

Estoque

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃɪv/

Etimologie (Engels)

First attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).