knife vs bolo

knife and bolo both are nouns.

knife is a verb but bolo is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knife	Yes	No	Yes	No
bolo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bolo is a hyponym of knife; that is, bolo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than knife:

knife: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
bolo: long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin

Other hyponyms of knife include barong, bolo knife, Bowie knife, bread knife, butcher knife, carving knife, case knife, sheath knife, drawknife, drawshave, hunting knife, letter opener, paper knife, paperknife, linoleum cutter, linoleum knife, parang, parer, paring knife, pocket knife, pocketknife, pruning knife, slicer, surgical knife, table knife, gardening knife, chopper knife, chopping knife.

knife (noun)	bolo (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point	a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
any long thin projection that is transient

knife (verb)	bolo (verb)
use a knife on

Difference between knife and bolo

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