SWITCHBLADE

switchblade, switchblade knife, flick-knife, flick knife

(noun) a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

switchblade (plural switchblades)

A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.

Verb

switchblade (third-person singular simple present switchblades, present participle switchblading, simple past and past participle switchbladed)

(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.

(intransitive) To spring open or up.

(ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.

Source: Wiktionary



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