knifepoint

[ nahyf-point ]

/ ˈnaɪfˌpɔɪnt /

noun

the sharp tip of a knife.

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Idioms for knifepoint

at knifepoint, under threat of being cut or stabbed with a knife: He was robbed at knifepoint.

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Example sentences from the Web for knifepoint

Pierrot straightened as though Philip had thrust a knife-point into his back.
Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police|James Oliver Curwood
Scratch lightly along the other lines with the back of the knife-point.
Toy-Making at Home|Morley Adams
He bent his head, an I bent mineId have done it if thed been a knife-point stickin again my chin.
Friar Tuck|Robert Alexander Wason
But for God, you mean, mistress, for I hold that He sent that knife-point home.
Pearl-Maiden|H. Rider Haggard

He dug this out with his knife-point, and the water began spurting in.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman|Albert Walter Tolman

British Dictionary definitions for knifepoint

knife-point

noun

the tip of a knife blade

at knife-point under threat of being stabbed

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