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noun

Definition of dirk

as in dagger

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Noun

Police said Johnson was on probation for a previous conviction for possession of a dirk or dagger at the time of his arrest. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 Additionally, one person was arrested on suspicion of possessing a dirk or dagger, police said. — City News Service, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 Richardson, who is in federal custody, was originally charged with a felony count of criminal threats, a felony count of possessing brass knuckles, a count of possessing a dirk or dagger, all felonies, and a misdemeanor count of possession of a large-capacity magazine. — City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026 He has been charged on suspicion of committing three felonies, making criminal threats, possession of brass knuckles and possession of a dirk or dagger, Orange County prosecutors said in a criminal complaint. — David K. Li, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2025 California, which is also in the Ninth Circuit, bans the possession of an even wider assortment of bladed weapons, including dirks, daggers, ballistic knives, belt buckle knives, lipstick case knives, cane swords, and more. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023

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Noun

Despite the double-digit lead, TCU failed to deliver the dagger offensively and gave Baylor multiple chances to mount a comeback.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Nik Bonitto stripped wideout Rashid Shaheed in scoring territory, Kris Abrams-Draine pulled down a fourth-quarter interception, and McMillian delivered the dagger in overtime.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dagger

Verb

While the gold seemed all-but hers, Andrade came up short on her second vault, a comparatively simple Lopez vault, piking down and stepping over the line to incur a neutral deduction.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range).

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023

Definition of pike

Verb

Then Kekere-Ekun will quill piece by piece using colored paper, ribbons and parts of canvases before it's eventually completed.

— CNN, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
For six weeks last summer the DC-8 and a pair of Twin Otters similarly quilled with atmospheric-sampling instruments flew through more than 100 different columns.

— Kyle Dickman, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020

Definition of quill

Noun

Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
During opening statements Tuesday, Rouse said traces of Garr's blood were found deep within the handle of a knife used in the attack.

— CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of knife

Verb

Of the 300,000 Chinese slaughtered by the Japanese Imperial Army during a six-week period, most were civilians who were were bayoneted, machine-gunned and burned alive.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
There were injuries this time, with some students bayoneted for not retreating.

— Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 2 May 2020

Definition of bayonet

Noun

Officers found a switchblade and a glass drug pipe in his pants pockets, according to the complaint.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Verb

Traceability isn’t something being thrust on unwilling cotton suppliers, a new report found.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
He is thrust into a world of dangerous criminals, impossible odds, and life-altering choices, ultimately forced to decide what his own life is worth.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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