"gravity knife" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gravity knives [plural]
Etymology: gravity + knife. From being a folding knife that could be opened by allowing gravity to draw out the blade. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gravity|knife}} gravity + knife Head templates: {{en-noun|gravity knives}} gravity knife (plural gravity knives)
  1. A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
    A folding knife of this type.
    Sense id: en-gravity_knife-en-noun-5cBDkr8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
    A telescoping knife of this type.
    Sense id: en-gravity_knife-en-noun-NUJX5irg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: paratrooper knife Coordinate_terms: button lock (english: a type that overlaps with gravity types), flick knife (english: open with a flick of the wrist), switchblade (english: spring-loaded opening knife), butterfly knife, spring knife

Inflected forms

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