bayonet (verb)

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• bayonet — ► NOUN 1) a long blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for hand to hand fighting. 2) (before another noun ) denoting a type of fitting for a light bulb which is pushed into a socket and then twisted into place. ► VERB (bayoneted, bayoneting) ▪… …   English terms dictionary

• bayonet — (n.) 1610s, originally a type of dagger; as a steel stabbing weapon fitted to the muzzle of a firearm, from 1670s, from Fr. baionnette (16c.), said to be from Bayonne, city in Gascony where supposedly they first were made; or perhaps it is a… …   Etymology dictionary

• bayonet — I. noun Etymology: French baïonnette, from Bayonne, France Date: 1689 a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand to hand combat II. verb ( neted; also netted; neting; also netting) Date: 1781 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bayonet — 1. noun /ˈbeɪ.ɒn.ɛt,beɪ.əʊ.nɛt/ a) (Weapon) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier increased means of offence …   Wiktionary

• bayonet — I UK [ˈbeɪənɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms bayonet : singular bayonet plural bayonets a long sharp blade that is fixed onto the end of a rifle (= a long gun) II UK [ˈbeɪənɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bayonet : present tense… …   English dictionary

• bayonet — [[t]be͟ɪənət[/t]] bayonets, bayoneting, bayoneted 1) N COUNT A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon. 2) VERB To bayonet someone means to push a bayonet into them. [V n] The soldiers were… …   English dictionary

• bayonet — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fixed ▪ troops with fixed bayonets VERB + BAYONET ▪ fix ▪ thrust ▪ A bayonet had been thrust …   Collocations dictionary

• bayonet — bay|o|net1 [ beıənıt ] noun count a long sharp blade that is attached onto the end of a RIFLE (=a long gun) bayonet bay|o|net 2 [ beıənıt ] verb transitive to stick a bayonet into someone …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• bayonet — noun 1》 a long blade fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand to hand fighting. 2》 [as modifier] denoting a type of fitting for a light bulb or other appliance which is pushed into a socket and then twisted into place. verb (bayonets,… …   English new terms dictionary

• bayonet — 1 noun (C) a long blade that is fixed to the end of a rifle (=long gun) 2 verb (T) to push the point of a bayonet into someone …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bayonet — /ˈbeɪnət / (say baynuht), /ˈbeɪənət/ (say bayuhnuht), /beɪəˈnɛt/ (say bayuh net) noun 1. a stabbing or slashing instrument of steel, made to be attached to or at the muzzle of a rifle. –verb (t) (bayoneted, bayoneting) 2. to kill or wound with… …