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shiv

noun

ˈshiv

Definition of shiv

slang

as in knife

an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting watch yourself in Cell Block 8, or you'll end up with a shiv in your back

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Recent Examples of shiv The lollipop stick becomes a deadly shiv as Neeson rips them apart. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries offered the Capitol Hill equivalent of a shiv in the back when he was asked whether the Senate needed new leadership. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025 Thursday, busy prosecutors in the turbulent SDNY office tried to stick a judicial shiv in Combs’ motion to suppress. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025 Imagine a world where Superman is stopping a bank robbery, but every weapon is packed with Kryptonite ammunition and every petty criminal carries a Kryptonite shiv. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shiv

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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

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Ohtani got his bat head down to a cutter from former Dodgers pitcher Dustin May on the inside corner.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter based in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to the Coast Guard.

— David Goodhue October 15, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutter

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