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PRONUNCIATION OF AT KNIFE-POINT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT KNIFE-POINT

at first hand
at grade
at gunpoint
at hand
at hazard
at heart
at home
at home in
at intervals
at issue
at large
at last
at least
at leisure
at length
at liberty
at livery
at loggerheads
at long last
at market

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT KNIFE-POINT

access point
appoint
beside the point
checkpoint
cut-off point
disappoint
focal point
joint
midpoint
pick-up point
pinpoint
point
power point
price point
standpoint
starting point
talking point
to the point
try for a point
up to a point
viewpoint

Synonyms and antonyms of at knife-point in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «at knife-point» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT KNIFE-POINT

Find out the translation of at knife-point to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at knife-point from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at knife-point» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在刀点
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a punta de cuchillo
570 millions of speakers

English

at knife-point
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाकू बिंदु पर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحت تهديد سكين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на ножа точки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a faca de ponto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছুরি-বিন্দুতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à pointe d´un couteau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada titik pisau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bei Messerspitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナイフポイントで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칼 시점에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing titik pucuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tại con dao điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கத்தி புள்ளியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाकू-बिंदूवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bıçak noktasında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a knife -point
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w punkcie nóż
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на ножа точки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la cuțit - punct
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στο μαχαίρι - σημείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n mes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vid knivpunkt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ved kniv - punktet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of at knife-point

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT KNIFE-POINT»

The term «at knife-point» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.241 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AT KNIFE-POINT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at knife-point

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT KNIFE-POINT»

Discover the use of at knife-point in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at knife-point and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
At Knife Point
Detective Hepburn thought he was on track and had gathered all of the right evidence until the killer changed the game.
R. Terry McAnally, 2009
2
Chicago Police: An Inside View--the Story of Superintendent ...
Shirley Speck recounted how Speck had raped her at knife point and reported that his need for sex was insatiable — he claimed to need sex four or five times a day. By the early 1960s, Richard Speck had a long arrest record in Texas. He had ...
Thomas Joseph Jurkanin, Terry G. Hillard, 2006
3
Invitation to Valhalla
You're driving.”Mayer made the knife very visible as he spoke. “That might look rather startling, don't you think?”she said.“A man in his underwear forcing a young lady to do his bidding at knife point. Yes, it would look very naughty I'm afraid.
Mike Whicker, 2004
4
The Magic Warble
It was Rumalock, and he was holding Hester at knife point; beside him stood a zelbock who was holding Graham at knife point as well. “Why are you doing this? ” Kristina asked Queen Sentiz. “I don't have to explain anything to you, you ...
Victoria Simcox, 2009
5
Home Truths About Domestic Violence: Feminist Influences on ...
Malcolm) the husband had threatened his former partner at knife point, had stolen from her and subjected her to physical violence. His sentence of eight years was upheld.15 The third case (R v. Stephen) involving a cohabiting married couple, ...
Jalna Hanmer, Catherine Itzin, 2013
6
Ten Days that Changed the Nation: The Making of Modern Britain
Police figures, which are notorious for underestimating crime, show that almost 60 people are stabbed or mugged at knife-point every day. Data from 33 of the 43 police forces in England and Wales, covering more than four fifths of the ...
Stephen Pollard, 2009
7
Black Belt
"He started raping women at knife point by raping his mother when he was twelve years old, using a butcher knife. From that point on, until he was incarcerated, he raped more than 100 women, by his own admission." Reagan said that figure ...
8
Real Things: An Anthology of Popular Culture in American Poetry
The arm and the knife remain silhouetted (5.108). Atkins reported to Watson that there were three more people in the house. He ordered her to bring them into the living room, which she did at knife-point. In a slightly closer variant of (5.107), ...
Jim Elledge, Susan Swartwout, 1999
9
Words to the Wise: Collected Essays
San Diego's prominent defense attorney Edgar Langford, a lawyer for 50 years, was defending (for a tidy sum) a client who confessed that he had (untidily) kidnapped and raped a series of women at knife-point. Langford said in court that he ...
Kathryn Ann Lindskoog, 2000
10
Textbook on Criminal Law
... where D did so solely as a result of the prisoner's threats to kill the prison warders whom he was holding at knife-point, if D would not drive the prison van? To take a duress by threats example, could D, a passer-by, rely on the defence of  ...
Michael Allen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT KNIFE-POINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at knife-point is used in the context of the following news items.
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Princess Charlotte christening: who are her godparents?
In 2011, "Van" briefly made the national news when muggers snatched his mobile phone at knife-point in the middle of a phone call with Prince ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
2
Taxi Driver and Passenger Robbed at Knife-Point in Westbury …
LONG ISLAND, NY – The Nassau County Major Case Bureau has reports the details of a Robbery that occurred at 2:10 am on Friday, July 3, ... «NewsLI, Jul 15»
3
AAP leaders divided over salary hike for MLAs
... in self-defence after Haq tried to sexually abuse him at knife-point. According to the police, the computer technician arrested for the stabbing, ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
4
Teens robbed at knife-point in Tulsa QuikTrip
Christine LeAnne Cook, 40, allegedly robbed the girls of a pair of sandals with a knife. She allegedly claimed she would assault her arresting ... «KOKI FOX 23, Jun 15»
5
Student robbed of money, valuables at knife-point
A 21-year-old engineering student was waylaid and robbed of cash and valuables by two men on motorcycle early on Sunday morning in ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
75-year-old man kidnapped, forced to drive to ATM at knife-point
He says he was kidnapped, forced to drive to an ATM at knife-point, then robbed. "The knife was right here," the victim said pointing to his neck. "And she had ... «CBS46 News Atlanta, Jun 15»
7
Circle K Market in Oxnard Robbed at Knife-point
The Circle K Market located at 2323 North Oxnard Boulevard was robbed at knife-point around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday. The suspect is still at ... «KEYT, Jun 15»
8
Mumbai-Chennai express train passengers looted at knife-point
GUNTAKAL: Passengers of Mumbai-Chennai Lokamanya Tilak express train were robbed at knife-point when the train reached Matamarri ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
9
Two robbed at knife-point in one night
Two men were reportedly robbed at knife-point Thursday in two separate incidents on Lafayette's north side. Although similar, there's no ... «Journal and Courier, Jun 15»
10
Murf. woman robbed at knife-point over the weekend
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WMOT) -- A Murfreesboro woman tells police she was the victim of an armed robbery Saturday night. «WMOT, Jun 15»

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