"jack-knife" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: jack-knife [singular], jack-knives [plural]
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  1. A jack-knife is a compact folding knife.
    Sense id: simple-jack-knife-en-noun-ulF9ATGL
  2. A jack-knife is a front-dive pike where the body folds and unfolds.
    Sense id: simple-jack-knife-en-noun--IvAqE6P
  3. A jack-knife is a semi-trailer truck accident where the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
    Sense id: simple-jack-knife-en-noun-a7CJBVww Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb [English]

Forms: jack-knife [canonical], jack-knifes [third-person, singular], jack-knifed [past], jack-knifed [past, participle], jack-knifing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|jack-knif|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something jack-knifes, it folds in the middle like a jack-knife.
    Sense id: simple-jack-knife-en-verb-TwYmEZla Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If a a semi-trailer truck jack-knifes, it folds like a jack-knife in a traffic accident.
    Sense id: simple-jack-knife-en-verb-OGVFZbcJ Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
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