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JACKKNIFE
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Irregular inflected form: jackknives
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("jackknife" is a kind of...):
dive; diving (a headlong plunge into water)
Derivation:
jackknife (dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large knife with one or more folding blades
Synonyms:
clasp knife; jackknife
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jackknife" is a kind of...):
pocket knife; pocketknife (a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they jackknife ... he / she / it jackknifes
Past simple: jackknifed
-ing form: jackknifing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "jackknife" is one way to...):
dive (plunge into water)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
jackknife (a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out)