The difference between Knife and Machete
When used as nouns, knife means a utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. the blade may be pointed for piercing, whereas machete means a sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. the blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.
When used as verbs, knife means to cut with a knife, whereas machete means to cut or chop with a machete.
check bellow for the other definitions of Knife and Machete
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Knife as a noun:
A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
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Knife as a noun:
A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.
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Knife as a noun:
Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
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Knife as a verb (transitive):
To cut with a knife.
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Knife as a verb (transitive):
To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
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Knife as a verb (intransitive):
To cut through as if with a knife.
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Knife as a verb (transitive):
To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
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Knife as a verb (transitive):
To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate. compare cut
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Machete as a noun:
A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or as a weapon. The blade is usually 50 to 65 centimeters long, and up to three millimeters thick.
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Machete as a verb:
To cut or chop with a machete.
Examples:
"After some hours of intense work, we had macheted a path through the jungle to the bank of the river."
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Machete as a verb:
To hack or chop crudely with a blade other than a machete.
Examples:
"You can't just machete about with a rapier and expect to succeed; you need to thrust properly."