刀 — meaning in English
dāo
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English meaning
- guillotine noun A device with a tall frame and a heavy angled blade, historically used to carry out executions by beheading.
- knife noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
Senses
刀 is used for these senses in English:
- epee (fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- guillotine A device used for cutting the pages of books, stacks of paper, etc., to straight edges, usually by means of a hinged or sliding blade attached to a flat platform.
- knife A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- razor clam A clam of several species in superfamily Solenoidea, with long curved shells resembling straight razors.
guillotine — full definition
- noun A device with a tall frame and a heavy angled blade, historically used to carry out executions by beheading.
- noun A cutting tool or machine with a hinged or sliding blade, used to trim paper or other flat materials.
- verb To execute someone using a guillotine, or to cut something with one.
- noun A parliamentary procedure that sets a firm deadline for ending debate on a bill.
knife — full definition
- noun A tool with a flat, usually metal blade sharpened along one edge and fixed to a handle, used for cutting.
- verb To stab or cut someone with a knife.
- verb To betray someone, especially a political ally.