clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
stab thrust knife thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument, one strong stab to the heart killed him |
knife fight snickersnee cut-and-thrust | fighting with knives |
razor clam jackknife clam knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
bolo bolo knife | long heavy knife with a single edge, of Philippine origin |
Bowie knife | a stout hunting knife with a single edge |
bread knife | a knife used to cut bread |
butcher knife | a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat |
butter knife | a small knife with a dull blade, for cutting or spreading butter |
carving knife | a large knife used to carve cooked meat |
case knife sheath knife | a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath |
case knife | a metal blade with a handle, used as cutlery |
clasp | a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together |
clasp knife jackknife | a large knife with one or more folding blades |
fish knife | a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish |
hunting knife | a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip |
knife | edge tool used as a cutting instrument, has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle |
knife | a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point |
knife blade | the blade of a knife |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
knife pleat | a single pleat turned in one direction |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
linoleum knife linoleum cutter | a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum |
palette knife | a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints |
parer paring knife | a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables |
pocketknife pocket knife | a knife with a blade that folds into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket |
pruning knife | a knife with a curved or hooked blade |
putty knife | a spatula used to mix or apply putty |
steak knife | a sharp table knife used in eating steak |
surgical knife | a very sharp knife used in surgery |
switchblade switchblade knife flick-knife flick knife | a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button |
table knife | a knife used for eating at dining table |
trench knife | a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting |
knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
a movie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic flick | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement, they went to a movie every Saturday night, the film was shot on location |
skin flick | a pornographic movie |
flick | a short stroke |
flick | a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible), he gave it a flick with his finger, he felt the flick of a whip |
scarlet runner scarlet runner bean Dutch case-knife bean runner bean Phaseolus coccineus Phaseolus multiflorus | tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial, a preferred food bean in Great Britain |
tongue knife | any long thin projection that is transient, tongues of flame licked at the walls, rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark |
flick | remove with a flick (of the hand) |
clasp | hold firmly and tightly |
clasp | grasp firmly, The child clasped my hands |
knife stab | use a knife on, The victim was knifed to death |
flick | touch or hit with a light, quick blow, flicked him with his hand |
snap click flick | cause to make a snapping sound, snap your fingers |
buckle clasp | fasten with a buckle or buckles |
brooch clasp | fasten with or as if with a brooch |
jerk flick | throw or toss with a quick motion, flick a piece of paper across the table, jerk his head |
flick ruffle riffle | twitch or flutter, the paper flicked |