Thesaurus: jackknife

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1. n. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
2. n. a large knife with one or more folding blades
3. n. a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
4. v. dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife
5. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife. JACK-'-LANTERN Jack"-o'-lan`tern, n. See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
6. A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.
7. v:23/n:77 n. a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out v. dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife