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knifepoint

[nahyf-point]
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noun

the sharp tip of a knife.

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Idioms

    at knifepoint, under threat of being cut or stabbed with a knife: He was robbed at knifepoint.
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British Dictionary definitions for knife-point

knife-point

noun

the tip of a knife blade
at knife-point under threat of being stabbed
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