Synonyms for switchblade
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : swich-bleyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for switchblade Other synonyms for the word switchblade
- anlace
- arbalest
- archery
- arrow
- assegai
- atlatl
- ax
- axe
- backsword
- ballista
- banderilla
- barong
- bat
- baton
- battle-ax
- bazooka
- billy club
- blackjack
- blowgun
- bludgeon
- bodkin
- bolo
- boomerang
- bow and arrow
- bowie knife
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- cleaver
- club
- crossbow
- cudgel
- cutlass
- cutting edge
- dart
- dirk
- edge
- flamethrower
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hatchet
- howitzer
- hunting knife
- lance
- lancet
- machete
- machine gun
- missile
- musket
- nerve gas
- nuclear bomb
- nunchaku
- penknife
- pistol
- pocketknife
- point
- poniard
- revolver
- rifle
- ripper
- saber
- sabre
- scalpel
- scimitar
- scythe
- shank
- shiv
- shotgun
- sickle
- sidearm
- skean
- skewer
- skiver
- slingshot
- spear
- spike
- steel
- stiletto
- stylet
- Swiss Army knife
- switch knife
- switchblade
- sword
- tear gas
- tickler
Définition of switchblade
Origin :- also switch-blade, type of folding pocket knife, 1932, from switch (n.) + blade. So called for the "switch" which is pressed to spring the knife open. Earlier a similar tool was known as an Arkansas toothpick (1837) and a clasp-knife (1755).
- As in knife : noun cutting tool
- As in weapon : noun arm, armament
- As in switchblade knife : noun flip-out knife
- As in pocket knife : noun knife with folding blade
- As in dagger : noun knife
- The switchblade snicked back and disappeared into a side pocket of the jacket, while Ord watched it with fascinated eyes.
- Extract from : « Remember the Alamo » by R. R. Fehrenbach
- The other two curs outa the same litter: Switchblade an' Turkey-Buzzard, over there.
- Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
- The next day, Switchblade Joe Bonney came in to make payment on a note we were holding on him.
- Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
- After a moment he withdrew it, and fumbled in his leg pocket withdrawing a switchblade knife.
- Extract from : « First on the Moon » by Jeff Sutton
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