jackknife-jackknife: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is jackknife?

  • A large clasp knife.

    Un ganivet de fermall gran.

  • Sports A dive in the pike position, in which the diver straightens out to enter the water hands first.
  • To fold or double (something or oneself) like a jackknife.
  • To cut or stab with a jackknife.

    Per tallar o apunyalar amb un ganivet.

  • To bend or fold up like a jackknife: A truck that had jackknifed was blocking the road.

    Per ajupir-se o plegar-se com un ganivet: Un camió que s'havia enfonsat bloquejava la carretera.

  • To form a 90° angle.

    Per formar un angle de 90°.

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