pocket knife

Other forms: pocket knives

Definitions of pocket knife

1. noun

   a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket
   synonyms: pocketknife

   types:

   clasp knife, jackknife

   a large knife with one or more folding blades

   penknife

   a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens

   flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade, switchblade knife

   a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

   type of:

   knife

   edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle