switchblade

Meaning

Noun

A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

Verb

1. (transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
2. (intransitive) To spring open or up.
3. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.

Synonyms

switchblade knife

flick-knife

flick knife

pocketknife

stiletto

clasp knife

switch knife

jackknife

penknife

pocket knife

Translations

Springmesser

ganivet automàtic

navalla automàtica

Messer

🔪

Schnappmesser

coltello a serramanico

coltello a scatto

serramanico

stiletto

navaja

🪒

المطواة

sustalı bıçak

Etymology

From switch + blade.