switchblade

== English == === Alternative forms === switch blade, switch-blade === Etymology === From switch +‎ blade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbleɪd/ === Noun === switchblade (plural switchblades) A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== flick knife === Verb === switchblade (third-person singular simple present switchblades, present participle switchblading, simple past and past participle switchbladed) (transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. (intransitive) To spring open or up. (ambitransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition. ==== Translations ====