Pocketknife

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Overview of noun pocketknife

      »   The noun pocketknife has 1 meanings (no senses from tagged texts)

• pocketknife, pocket Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife -- (a Knife1.) Knife -- (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
  
  2.) Knife -- (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
  
  knife with a Blade1.) Blade, leaf blade -- (especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole)
  
  2.) Blade -- (a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures")
  
  blade that Folds1.) Fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend -- (an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow")
  
  2.) Congregation, fold, faithful -- (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
  
  folds into the Handle1.) Handle, grip, handgrip, hold -- (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip")
  
  1.) Manage, deal, care, handle -- (be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old")
  
  handle; suitable for Carrying1.) Transport, carry -- (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river")
  
  2.) Carry, pack, take -- (have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains")
  
  carrying in the pocket)

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Meaning 1 of Pocketknifepocketknife, pocket knife knife

• Barong1.) Barong -- (a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines)
  
  Barong - A knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines

• Bolo1.) Bolo tie, bolo, bola tie, bola -- (a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie)
  
  2.) Bolo, bolo knife -- (long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin)
  
  Bolo, Bolo knife1.) Bolo, bolo knife -- (long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin)
  
  Bolo knife - A cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

• Bowie knife1.) Bowie knife -- (a stout Hunting knife1.) Hunting knife -- (a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip)
  
  Hunting knife - A large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip with a single edge)
  
  Bowie knife - A stout hunting knife with a single edge

• Bread knife1.) Bread knife -- (a knife used to cut bread)
  
  Bread knife - A knife used to cut bread

• Butcher knife1.) Butcher knife -- (a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat)
  
  Butcher knife - A large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat

• Carving knife1.) Carving knife -- (a large knife used to carve cooked meat)
  
  Carving knife - A large knife used to carve cooked meat

• Case knife1.) Case knife -- (a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery)
  
  2.) Case knife, sheath knife -- (a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath)
  
  Case knife, Sheath knife1.) Case knife, sheath knife -- (a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath)
  
  Sheath knife - A metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery

• Cleaver1.) Cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper -- (a butcher's knife having a large square blade)
  
  Cleaver, Meat cleaver1.) Cleaver, meat cleaver, chopper -- (a butcher's knife having a large square blade)
  
  Meat cleaver, Chopper1.) Chop, chopper -- (a grounder that bounces high in the air)
  
  2.) Chopper, pearly -- (informal terms for a human `tooth')
  
  Chopper - A butcher's knife having a large square blade

• Drawknife1.) Drawknife, drawshave -- (a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces)
  
  Drawknife, Drawshave1.) Drawknife, drawshave -- (a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces)
  
  Drawshave - A woodworker's knife to shave surfaces

• hunting knife - no definition found

• Letter opener1.) 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)
  
  Letter opener, Paper knife1.) 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)
  
  Paper knife, Paperknife1.) 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)
  
  Paperknife - Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

• Linoleum knife1.) Linoleum knife, linoleum cutter -- (a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum)
  
  Linoleum knife, Linoleum cutter1.) Linoleum knife, linoleum cutter -- (a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum)
  
  Linoleum cutter - A knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum

• Parang1.) Parang -- (a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia)
  
  Parang - A stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia

• Parer1.) Parer -- (a manicurist who trims the fingernails)
  
  2.) Parer, paring knife -- (a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables)
  
  Parer, Paring knife1.) Parer, paring knife -- (a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables)
  
  Paring knife - A manicurist who trims the fingernails

• Pocketknife1.) Pocketknife, pocket knife -- (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
  
  Pocketknife, Pocket knife1.) Pocketknife, pocket knife -- (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
  
  Pocket knife - A knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket

• Pruning knife1.) Pruning knife -- (a knife with a curved or hooked blade)
  
  Pruning knife - A knife with a curved or hooked blade

• Slicer1.) Slicer -- (a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))
  
  2.) Slicer -- (a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)
  
  Slicer - A golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)

• Surgical knife1.) Surgical knife -- (a very sharp knife used in surgery)
  
  Surgical knife - A very sharp knife used in surgery

• Table knife1.) Table knife -- (a knife used for eating at dining table)
  
  Table knife - A knife used for eating at dining table