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knifed

SayNYFT/naɪft/

4 meanings of knifed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of knife. Use this form for a stabbing that already happened, or after "has," "have," or "was."

    He knifed a rival outside the tavern and ran off.

    She was knifed in the alley but survived the attack.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Cut or wounded after being attacked with a knife.

    The knifed man pressed a cloth to his wound.

    Doctors treated the knifed victim in the emergency room.

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  3. 3
    adjectivein compounds
    Carrying or wearing a certain kind of knife, as in long-knifed or sharp-knifed.

    A long-knifed cook stood behind the meat counter, ready to cut steaks.

    Every sharp-knifed chef in the busy kitchen wore a white apron.

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  4. 4
    adjectivein compounds
    Built with a blade of a certain type.

    The broad-knifed plow cut deep into the heavy soil.

    Workers preferred the fine-knifed slicer for delicate cuts.

    Similarbladed

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knifed is a form of knife

knife, verb: To hurt or kill someone by stabbing or cutting them with a knife. Full entry

Forms
knifeknifes he/she/itknifing -ing formknifed past tense, past participle
Spelling
knife → knifed: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /t/.

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Origin

This comes from the word "knife" plus the ending "-ed".