knife vs chopping knife

chopping knife vs knife

knife and chopping knife both are nouns.

knife is a verb but chopping knife is not a verb.

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

As nouns, chopping knife is a hyponym of knife; that is, chopping knife 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
chopping knife: a considerably big knife used for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.

Other hyponyms of knife include barong, bolo, 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.

knife (noun)	chopping knife (noun)
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle	a considerably big knife used for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.
a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
any long thin projection that is transient

knife (verb)	chopping knife (verb)
use a knife on

Difference between knife and chopping knife

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