shove knife

noun

A tool used mainly by firefighters for forcible entry, to be inserted between a door and its frame.

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Meanings

nounshove knife (plural shove knives)

plural shove knives

  1. A tool used mainly by firefighters for forcible entry, to be inserted between a door and its frame.
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APA

shove knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20knife

MLA

“shove knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20knife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shove knife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20knife.

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