dagger

Pluraldaggers

Formsdaggers, daggering, daggered

1. 1
   weaponnouncountable

   A weapon like a small sword, with a short blade that is sharp on both sides.

   The knight kept a dagger in his belt.

   The museum has a glass case full of old daggers.

   Similarknife, dirk

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2. 2
   stabverbtransitive

   To stab someone, especially with a dagger.

   In the story, the thief tries to dagger the sleeping king.

   The villain daggered his rival in the back.

   Similarstab, pierce, knife

3. 3
   printing marknouncountable

   The small cross-shaped mark † used in printing and writing.

   A small dagger next to the name sends you to a note at the bottom of the page.

   The editor used stars and daggers to mark the footnotes.

   Similarobelus, obelisk

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4. 4
   late scorenouncountable

   A late score in basketball or football that puts a team ahead or further ahead, so it will likely win.

   With ten seconds left, her shot from the corner was the dagger.

   Our team hit three daggers in the final two minutes.

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5. 5
   danceverbJamaicaintransitive

   To do the dance called daggering.

   The crowd cheered when the two dancers started to dagger in the middle of the floor.

   They were daggering to the music until the sound system shut off.

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   ship timbernouncountable

   A piece of wood placed at an angle across a ship's frame.

   The builders fixed a dagger across the frame to hold it together.

   Two long daggers ran from corner to corner of the frame.

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