Jack knife

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 a large pocketknife. 1.2 Fancy Diving . a dive in which the diver bends in midair to touch the toes, keeping the legs straight, and then straightens out. 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to bend or double over like a jackknife 2.2 (of a trailer truck) to have the cab and trailer swivel at the linkage until they form a V shape, as the result of an abrupt stop or accident. 2.3 (in diving) to perform a jackknife. 2.4 to move rapidly at an abrupt angle. 3 Verb (used with object) 3.1 to cause to jackknife 3.2 to cut with a jackknife. 4 Adjective 4.1 resembling a jackknife, as in its shape, function, or manner of opening and folding.

Noun

a large pocketknife.

Fancy Diving . a dive in which the diver bends in midair to touch the toes, keeping the legs straight, and then straightens out.

Verb (used without object)

to bend or double over like a jackknife

The prizefighter jackknifed and fell when he was hit in the stomach.

(of a trailer truck) to have the cab and trailer swivel at the linkage until they form a V shape, as the result of an abrupt stop or accident.

(in diving) to perform a jackknife.

to move rapidly at an abrupt angle.

Verb (used with object)

to cause to jackknife

The blow jackknifed the prizefighter.

to cut with a jackknife.

Adjective

resembling a jackknife, as in its shape, function, or manner of opening and folding.