flick knife
See also: flick-knife
English
Alternative forms
- flick-knife
Noun
flick knife (plural flick knives)
- (Britain) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
- A type of folding knife, which with a flick of the wrist, using the momentum generated, can open the knife out straight.
Synonyms
- (spring-open knife): switchblade
Hypernyms
- folding knife
Coordinate terms
(flick of the wrist):
- gravity knife
- butterfly knife
Translations
spring-action knife with blade on pivot
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