SHIV

shiv

(noun) a knife used as a weapon

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

shiv (plural shivs)

A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

Synonyms

• (improvised stabbing weapon): shank (slang)

Verb

shiv (third-person singular simple present shivs, present participle shivving, simple past and past participle shivved)

To stab someone with a shiv.

(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.

Synonyms

• shank (slang)

Anagrams

• IHVS, IHVs

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Shiv

A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Shiv

A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.

Anagrams

• IHVS, IHVs

Source: Wiktionary

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