Home › Words › K › knifehandknifehandknifehand means A strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist); a karate chop.EtymologyFrom knife + hand.nounA strike using the part of the hand opposite the thumb (from the little finger to the wrist); a karate chop.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backfist 63% match — A punch performed by forming a fist and striking with the tops of the two largest knuckles. vs knifehand →hammerfist 63% match — To strike with a hammer fist vs knifehand →handblow 59% match — A blow struck with the hand. vs knifehand →backhand 59% match — A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot. vs knifehand →forehand 59% match — A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke. vs knifehand →hardel 58% match — the back of the hand vs knifehand →handnail 58% match — Synonym of fingernail. vs knifehand →backblow 57% match — The act of striking with the back of the hand. vs knifehand →