What does "folding knife" mean?

A kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle, owing to a joint. Such a knife is usually a pocketknife; its action may be locking or nonlocking.

What is a synonym for "folding knife"?

Common synonyms include: a small blade, jackknife, jackknives, pocketknife, pocketknives.

Folding knife

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Noun

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A kind of knife whose blade or blades can be folded inside the handle, owing to a joint. Such a knife is usually a pocketknife; its action may be locking or nonlocking.

Synonyms

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a small blade jackknife jackknives pocketknife pocketknives

Antonyms

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switchblades

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