"cut like a knife" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-cut like a knife.ogg Forms: cuts like a knife [present, singular, third-person], cutting like a knife [participle, present], cut like a knife [participle, past], cut like a knife [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cut<,,cut> like a knife}} cut like a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts like a knife, present participle cutting like a knife, simple past and past participle cut like a knife)
  1. (simile) To sting severely, to cause a sensation of stinging, especially said of cold weather.
    Sense id: en-cut_like_a_knife-en-verb-DKb4fB4j Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (simile) To be very sharp (of a character, or remark)
    Sense id: en-cut_like_a_knife-en-verb-5Sc5oLym Categories (other): English similes

Inflected forms

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