Thesaurus: bayonet

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1. n. A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense.
2. n. A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery.
3. v. t. To stab with a bayonet.
4. v. t. To compel or drive by the bayonet.
5. n. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
6. v. stab or kill someone with a bayonet
7. 1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offense and defense. Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after the soldier had fired. 2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage parts of the machinery. Bayonet clutch. See Clutch. -- Bayonet joint, a form of coupling similar to that by which a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. Knight. 1. To stab with a bayonet. 2. To compel or drive by the bayonet. To bayonet us into submission. Burke.
8. A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle ofa musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means ofoffense and defense.
9. n:100 n. a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon v. stab or kill someone with a bayonet