switchblade vs pocketknife

switchblade and pocketknife both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
switchblade	Yes	No	No	No
pocketknife	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pocketknife is a hypernym of switchblade; that is, pocketknife is a word with a broader meaning than switchblade:

switchblade: a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
pocketknife: a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket

Other hypernyms of switchblade include pocket knife.

switchblade (noun)	pocketknife (noun)
a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button	a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket