"knifecrime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knifecrimes [plural]
Etymology: knife + crime Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knife|crime}} knife + crime Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} knifecrime (countable and uncountable, plural knifecrimes)
  1. Alternative form of knife crime Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: knife crime
    Sense id: en-knifecrime-en-noun-GC~ZosUI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17

Verb

Forms: knifecrimes [present, singular, third-person], knifecriming [participle, present], knifecrimed [participle, past], knifecrimed [past]
Etymology: knife + crime Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knife|crime}} knife + crime Head templates: {{en-verb}} knifecrime (third-person singular simple present knifecrimes, present participle knifecriming, simple past and past participle knifecrimed)
  1. (UK, humorous) To stab Tags: UK, humorous Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-knifecrime-en-verb-ksKjPjFJ Disambiguation of Violence: 32 68 Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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