noun
- a knife with a blade that springs out from the handle when a button or switch is pressed
Usage: also called a switch knife
Examples
- The police officer confiscated the switchblade during the search.
- Switchblades are illegal to carry in many states.
- He pressed the button and the switchblade snapped open.
- The antique switchblade had an ivory handle.
- She heard the distinctive click of a switchblade opening.
- The movie prop was designed to look like a real switchblade.