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Verb
S:
(v)
knife
,
stab
(use a knife on)
"The victim was knifed to death"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
knife
[Related to:
knife
] (a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
W:
(n)
knife
[Related to:
knife
] (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
W:
(n)
stab
[Related to:
stab
] (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
"one strong stab to the heart killed him"
W:
(n)
stabber
[Related to:
stab
] (someone who stabs another person)
sentence frame
S:
(v)
stab
,
jab
(stab or pierce)
"he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
S:
(v)
jab
,
prod
,
stab
,
poke
,
dig
(poke or thrust abruptly)
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
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derivationally related form
sentence frame
Adjective
S:
(adj)
stabbing
,
wounding
(causing physical or especially psychological injury)
"a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
S:
(adj)
cutting
,
keen
,
knifelike
,
piercing
,
stabbing
,
lancinate
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lancinating
(painful as if caused by a sharp instrument)
"a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"