Meaning
2 senses(slang, transitive)To stab (someone) with a shiv.
пырну́ть зато́чкойpyrnútʹ zatóčkoj
(broadly, slang, transitive)To stab (someone) with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
пырну́тьpyrnútʹ
Examples
6 sentencesWhen I say shiv, I mean this.
He pulled a shiv on the guard.
The media stuck a shiv into his reputation.
Tom made a shiv out of the handle of a toothbrush.
ruТом сделал заточку из ручки зубной щётки.
Mess with them, and they won't just pull shivs on you; they're probably packing heat.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
stab:
stab with non-stabbing weapon:
Origin
First attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, cFirst attested 1915. From chive, chieve, chife, chiv (“knife”), from Romani chive, chiv, chivvomengro (“knife, dagger, blade”).
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Forms
shivs, shivving, shivved, shivvedSynonyms
29 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle