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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 knivesplay

  Familiarity information: KNIFE FIGHT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KNIFE FIGHT (noun)


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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