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folding knife

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle, owing to a joint. Such a knife is usually a pocketknife; its action may be locking or nonlocking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonyms: EDC, everyday carry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: folder, clasp knife, clasp-knife

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: knife, tool

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: джобен нож (džoben nož) — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Bulgarian: швейцарски нож (švejcarski nož) — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Czech: zavírák — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Czech: zavírací nůž — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Danish: foldekniv — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Finnish: kääntöveitsi — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Finnish: linkkuveitsi — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • French: couteau pliant — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • German: Klappmesser — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Hungarian: összecsukható kés/zsebkés/bicska — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Japanese: 折り畳みナイフ (oritatami naifu) — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Japanese: フォールディングナイフ (fōrudingunaifu) — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Kashubian: knip — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Norwegian Bokmål: foldekniv — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Polish: nóż składany — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Russian: складно́й нож (skladnój nož) — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Swedish: fällkniv — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Swedish: fickkniv — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle
  • Swedish: pennkniv — kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle