SHARPEN ONE'S KNIFE

Meaning of SHARPEN ONE'S KNIFE in English

phrasal

: to be ready or preparing to punish or attack — usually used with for

sharpening my knife for the fellow that told that lie

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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KNIFE — I. ˈnīf noun ( plural knives -īvz) Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, probably from Old Norse knīfr; …
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SHARPEN — ˈshärpən, ˈshȧp- verb ( sharpened ; sharpened ; sharpening -p(ə)niŋ ; sharpens ) Etymology: Middle English sharpenen, from sharp (I) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHARPEN — (a.) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
Английский словарь Webster
SHARPEN — (a.) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.
Английский словарь Webster
SHARPEN — (a.) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
Английский словарь Webster
SHARPEN — (a.) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the …
Английский словарь Webster
SHARPEN — ( a. ) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARPEN — ( a. ) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARPEN — ( a. ) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHARPEN — ( a. ) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNIFE — I. ˈnīf noun ( plural knives ˈnīvz) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English knif, from Old English cnīf, perhaps from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHARPEN — adj to make sharp. 2. sharpen ·vi to grow or become sharp. 3. sharpen ·adj to render more shrill or …
Webster English vocab
KNIFE — noun a sword or dagger. 2. knife ·vt to prune with the knife. 3. knife ·vt to cut or stab …
Webster English vocab
KNIFE — [knife] n, pl knives often attrib [ME knif, fr. OE cnif, perh. fr. ON knifr; akin to MLG knif knife] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHARPEN — sharpen BrE AmE ˈʃɑːp ə n AmE \ ˈʃɑːrp ə n ▷ sharpen|ed d ▷ sharpen|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ sharpen|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHARPEN — / ˈʃɑːpən; NAmE ˈʃɑːrpən/ verb 1. to make sth sharper; to become sharper : [ vn ] This knife needs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIFE — / naɪf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. knives / naɪvz; NAmE /) a sharp blade with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARPEN — sharp ‧ en /ˈʃɑːpən $ ˈʃɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ sharpener , ↑ sharpness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNIFE — I. knife 1 S3 W3 /naɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural knives /naɪvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNIFE — n. & v. --n. (pl. knives) 1 a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNIFE — n. & v. n. (pl. knives) 1 a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
KNIFE — n. & v. --n. (pl. knives) 1. a a metal blade used as a cutting tool with usu. one long …
Oxford English vocab
SHARPEN — ( sharpens, sharpening, sharpened) 1. If your senses, understanding, or skills sharpen or are sharpened , you become better at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNIFE — ( knives, knifes, knifing, knifed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: 'knives' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHARPEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sharpen a knife (= make it sharper ) ▪ What's the best way to sharpen …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KNIFE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knife/gun attack ▪ He was sentenced to nine years in prison for the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHARPEN — [verb] [T]I want go to university not only to broaden my knowledge and experience, but also to sharpen my mind.Our …
Cambridge English vocab
SHARPEN — v. Function: verb to give a keen edge to FF1C; sharpen an ax FF1E; Synonyms: edge, hone, ||sharp, whet Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHARPEN — verb to give a keen edge to sharpen an ax Synonyms: edge, hone, ||sharp, whet Related Word: dress, file, grind, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHARPEN — verb Sharpen is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye Sharpen is used with these nouns as the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHARPEN — v. 25B6; verb sharpen the carving knife : HONE, whet, strop, grind, file. the players are sharpening up their skills …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNIFE — n. 25B6; noun a sharp knife : CUTTING TOOL, blade, cutter, carver. See list. 25B6; verb the victims had been …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHARPEN — v. hone, grind, strop, whet: Of what use is a knife if you don't sharpen it periodically?
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SHARPEN — гл. 1) заострять, точить Syn : point, emphasize 2) обострять, усиливать точить, заострять - to * a knife точить нож …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNIFE — 1. сущ. 1) нож to plunge a knife into smb. ≈ пырнуть кого-л. нажом to pull a knife (on smb.) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHARPEN — sharpen.ogg ʹʃɑ:pən v 1. точить, заострять to sharpen a knife a razor, a pencil - точить нож бритву, карандаш to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNIFE — knife.ogg 1. naıf n ( pl knives) 1. 1> нож; ножик the assassin's knife - а) нож (наёмного) убийцы; б) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KNIFE — 1) нож || резать ножом 2) струг; резец; скребок 3) опорная призма ( коромысла весов ) 4) ракель • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
KNIFE — 1) нож || резать ножом 2) струг; резец; скребок 3) опорная призма (коромысла весов) 4) ракель • - air knife - air-operated knife - air-operated reciprocating boning …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SHARPEN — 1) заострять 2) натачивать 3) обострять 4) оттачивать 5) точить 6) усиливать • sharpen drill bit — затачивать буровое долото - sharpen a pulse - sharpen picks
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
KNIFE — 1) лезвие 2) нож 3) ножевой 4) ножик 5) струговый • knife head ball — шаровая головка ножа - garden knife - hanging knife - joint-forming knife - knife cut - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHARPEN — sharpen гл.1) заострять; точить, затачивать to sharpen the edge — затачивать лезвие Syn:point 2., whet 1., hone 2. 2) обострять, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
KNIFE — knife сущ., мн. ч. - knives1) нож to plunge a knife into smb. — пырнуть кого-л. ножом to pull a …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHARPEN — v 1. точить, заострять to sharpen a knife a razor, a pencil - точить нож бритву, карандаш to sharpen a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
KNIFE — 1. naıf n ( pl knives) 1. 1> нож; ножик the assassin's knife - а) нож (наёмного) убийцы; б) покушение …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHARPEN — гл. 1) заострять; точить, затачивать to sharpen the edge — затачивать лезвие Syn: point 2., whet 1., hone 2. 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
KNIFE — 1. сущ. , мн. - knives 1) нож dull knife — тупой нож bread knife — хлебный нож butcher knife …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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