knife fight

/naɪf faɪt/

Other forms: knife fights

Definitions of knife fight
  1. noun
    fighting with knives
    synonyms: cut-and-thrust, snickersnee
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    type of:
    combat, fight, fighting, scrap
    the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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