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KNIFE FIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knife fight mean?
• KNIFE FIGHT (noun)
The noun KNIFE FIGHT has 1 sense:
1. fighting with knives
Familiarity information: KNIFE FIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fighting with knives
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cut-and-thrust; knife fight; snickersnee
Hypernyms ("knife fight" is a kind of...):
combat; fight; fighting; scrap (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle)
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