knife cut

Incision from blade

A knife cut is a wound made by a knife blade, or the technique used when cutting with a knife.

In cooking, knife cuts refer to standardized ways of slicing ingredients—dice, julienne, chiffonade, brunoise—each producing pieces of specific shape and size for even cooking and presentation.

Her knife cuts were precise and uniform.

Related

flesh wound · gash · open wound · slit · chop · carve · stab · incision · nick · sharp · sharp edge · steel · blood · paper · flesh · scissors · slash · sever

Categories
Opposites
type of wound/injury mechanism

knife cutbruise

Discolored tissue injury

contusion · crush injury · burn · scald · hematoma

wound characteristics

knife cuttear

To pull apart

rip · laceration · avulsion · puncture · bite wound

action/intent

knife cutsuture

Medical wound closure

stitch · weld · mend · heal · repair

Family

knife, cut, knives, knifed, knifing, cuts, cutting, cutter, cutters

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG