knife throw
Circus performer's toss
A knife throw is the act of hurling a knife so it rotates and sticks blade-first into a target.
The term covers both the circus skill—where a performer throws knives around a human assistant—and the competitive sport with scored targets.
As a verb phrase, to throw a knife: She practiced her knife throw until she could hit the bullseye consistently.
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- targetObject of pursuit
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- spinRapid rotation around axis
accuracy · bullseye · target practice · performer · wooden · handle · steel · distance · rotation · stick · sharp · practice · carnival · wheel of death · assistant · danger · flick · precision
- throwstoss, hurl, fling, cast, chuck
- featsfeat, stunt, exploit, daring feat, deed
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
knife throwarchery
Shooting with bows
gunfire · slingshot · gunshot · catapult · cannon fire
knife throwmelee combat
Fighting at arm's length
hand-to-hand combat · close-quarters combat · grappling · melee attack · knife fight
knife, throw, knives, knifed, knifing, throws, threw, thrown, throwing