noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbeɪənɪt/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbeɪənɛt/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
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General-American:bā'ə-nĕtʹ
General-American:bāʹə-nĭt
General-American:bāʹə-nĕt'
General-American:/ˌbeɪəˈnɛt/
General-American:/ˈbeɪənɪ̈t/
General-American:/ˈbeɪəˌnɛt/
dialectal, obsolete:/ˈbæɡənɛt/
dialectal, obsolete:/ˈbæɡənət/
rhymes with -ɛt
rhymes with -eɪənɪt
rhymes with -eɪənət
CMU ARPABET:B EY1 AH0 N EH2 T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
verb
Meaning 3
To stab with a bayonet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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4
verb
Meaning 4
To compel or drive by the bayonet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: knife
6
verb
Meaning 6
stab or kill someone with a bayonet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knife, stab
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French Bayonne Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ette French baïonnettebor. English bayonet Borrowed from French baïonnette, named after the French town of Bayonne, where the plug bayonet was invented.
Across languages
Translations
93 source translations are retained for this English entry.