"jackknife" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Verb

Forms: jackknife [canonical], jackknifes [third-person, singular], jackknifed [past], jackknifed [past, participle], jackknifing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|jackknif|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something jackknifes, it folds in the middle like a jackknife.
    Sense id: simple-jackknife-en-verb-q-YrX1rK Categories (other): Verbs
  2. If a a semi-trailer truck jackknifes, it folds like a jackknife in a traffic accident.
    Sense id: simple-jackknife-en-verb-cCZJmj6y Categories (other): Colloquial, Verbs
     
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