switchblade
IPA: swˈɪtʃbɫeɪd
noun
- A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
- (transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
- (intransitive) To spring open or up.
- (transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
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Examples of "switchblade" in Sentences
- His weapon of choice is a switchblade.
- He uses his switchblade to cut a swatch of wallpaper.
- Possession of a switchblade is a felony in Washington.
- I hear Tarbell told the cops the guy had a "switchblade".
- The murder weapon was determined to be a switchblade knife.
- • TSA confiscates folding car key, calling it a "switchblade" Link
- There is evidence of a 'violent struggle' and a switchblade is found.
- That very night, Switchblade Sam stealthily enters the Wilsons' home.
- Scott then attempts to fly the Switchblade away, with Robinson in tow.
- McKinney agreed to draw the book, and the result was Switchblade Honey.
- Although commonly confused with switchblade knives, there is a difference.
- Sale of a switchblade is authorised only to the persons and organizations above.
- Brooke describes the knife as a "switchblade" and says that Sheen "has it in his back pocket."
- COSTELLO: Yes, the switchblade is another one, the ones that stab you in the back and smile to your face.
- My point is, the change in the definition of a switchblade is a policy change that is happening right now.
- Unlike "switchblade" type flash drives, there is no swivel or release switch to break or get stuck in the closed position.
- Mr Chernoff noted that the ruling had "gutted" his strategy but "if we have to a tank battle with a switchblade, that is exactly what we'll do".
- Marie shocked the polite society of his married officer friends and their wives by pulling a switchblade out of her purse and cleaning her nails.
- The problem is not simply that imports will be banned (which is bad enough), but that the "agency determination" will be used by domestic courts and law enforcement to determine what a "switchblade" is under both federal and state laws.
- The operator carefully documents each detail, which included the widely published claim that some sort of lock-back or foldable knife was involved-originally described as a switchblade in the tape. widely reported detail is that the melee is being considered an 'alcohol related incident.'
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