knifepoint
Blade's threatening end
Knifepoint refers to the sharp tip of a knife's blade.
The word appears almost exclusively in the phrase at knifepoint, describing robbery, assault, or coercion where a knife is used as a threat: She was mugged at knifepoint.
The construction parallels at gunpoint.
Theft through intimidation
- muggingRobbery with violence
- holdupTheft by threat
- assaultViolent offensive act
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
intimidation · hostage · confrontation · armed · menace · peril · jeopardy · fear
robbery
Theft through intimidation
coercion · intimidation · hostage · confrontation · armed · menace · peril · jeopardy · fear · terror
tip
End or gratuity
tapered · stiletto · dagger · switchblade · shiv · bayonet · thrust · stab · slash · cut
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
biopsy · excision · lancet · suture · surgery · operation · steady · delicate · careful · exact
knifepointvoluntarily
Without external compulsion
willingly · freely · by choice · of one's own accord · uncoerced
- at knifepointThreatened with a blade