SWITCHBLADE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does switchblade mean? 

• SWITCHBLADE (noun)
  The noun SWITCHBLADE has 1 sense:

1. a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

  Familiarity information: SWITCHBLADE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWITCHBLADE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flick-knife; flick knife; switchblade; switchblade knife

Hypernyms ("switchblade" is a kind of...):

pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)