jackknife

Nouns

  • (n) a large knife with one or more folding blades clasp knife,
  • (n) a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out

Verbs

  • (v) dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife

Synonyms

clasp knife

Words of close approximity

jackknife clam jackknife-fish