KNIFE THRUST
Dictionary entry overview: What does knife thrust mean?
• KNIFE THRUST (noun)
The noun KNIFE THRUST has 1 sense:
1. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
Familiarity information: KNIFE THRUST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KNIFE THRUST (noun)
Meaning:
A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
knife thrust; stab; thrust
Context example:
one strong stab to the heart killed him
Hypernyms ("knife thrust" is a kind of...):
blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knife thrust"):
lunge; passado; straight thrust ((fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward)
remise ((fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte))
