Collocations for knife - noun
1. tool for cutting
ADJ.
blunt, sharp | long | bone, bone-handled, silver, steel | bread, butcher''s, carving, craft, fish, flick, hunting, kitchen, palette, pocket, sheath, Stanley(R), surgeon''s, table
QUANT.
set
a set of kitchen knives
a set of kitchen knives
VERB + KNIFE
pick up
She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat.
She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat.
lay down, put down | use
Use a sharp knife to cut away the spare pastry.
Use a sharp knife to cut away the spare pastry.
sharpen | hold
KNIFE + VERB
cut
That knife doesn''t cut very well - it needs sharpening.
That knife doesn''t cut very well - it needs sharpening.
clatter
KNIFE + NOUN
blade, handle
PREP.
with a/the ~
The lines can be cut with a craft knife.
The lines can be cut with a craft knife.
PHRASES
the blade of a knife, the handle of a knife, a knife and fork
2. used as a weapon
ADJ.
long, sharp
VERB + KNIFE
be armed with, carry, have
She carries a knife in her bag now.
She carries a knife in her bag now.
brandish, wield | draw (out), produce, pull (out), take out
He suddenly pulled a knife on me.
He suddenly pulled a knife on me.
come at sb with, stab sb with, threaten sb with
She stabbed him in the back with a 12-inch knife.
She stabbed him in the back with a 12-inch knife.
plunge, push, put, stick
He plunged the knife deep into her heart.
He plunged the knife deep into her heart.
sharpen, whet
KNIFE + VERB
cut | clatter
As he fell, the knife clattered to the floor.
As he fell, the knife clattered to the floor.
KNIFE + NOUN
attack
a frenzied knife attack
a frenzied knife attack
wound | blade
PREP.
with a/the ~
PHRASES
the blade of a knife, the hilt of a knife, hold a knife against/at/to sb''s throat, a knife in sb''s heart
(figurative) Each word he uttered was a knife in her heart.
(figurative) Each word he uttered was a knife in her heart.
put a knife to sb''s throat
She put the knife to his throat to frighten him into silence.
She put the knife to his throat to frighten him into silence.