jack-knife

jack-knife englanniksi

1. (senseid) A compact knife.

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2. (senseid) The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.

3. (senseid) An abdominal exercise where knees and torso are raised from a lying position.

4. (senseid) A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.

5. A game of skill played with a pocket knife in which participants try to throw or flip the knife to stick upright in the ground at specified points or areas.

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6. (quote-book)|section=Part One|chapter=1|passage=Over at the stable, the men joke and drink whiskey, talk crops and play jack-knife (..)

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8. To fold in the middle, as a jackknife does.

9. {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=Reif Larsen|title=The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet|publisher=Pinguin Books|page=37

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11. (senseid) To cause a semi-trailer truck to fold like a jackknife in a traffic accident.

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