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Synonyms of chive

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Another word for chive is chef. Other synonyms of chive are jab, pink, job, gash and thrust.

Synonyms and similar words for chive

verbTo stab.

  • jabTo poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • shivTo stab (someone) with a shiv.
  • chefTo stab with a knife, to shank.
  • chib UK, dialectalTo shiv (stab).
  • chingTo stab.
  • enthrillTo pierce; penetrate; run through; stab.
  • jobTo pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
  • juke slangTo stab.
  • kebab slangTo stab or skewer.
  • knifecrime UK, humorousTo stab.
  • lancinateTo pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
  • pigstickTo stab.
  • pinkTo prick with a sword.
  • run throughTo impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
  • shank slangTo stab, especially with an improvised blade.
  • spear
  • splashTo stab (a person), causing them to bleed.
  • stab
  • stick dialectalTo stab.
  • stobTo stab.
  • stog UK, dialectalTo stab; to probe; to thrust.
  • thrustTo stab; to pierce; usually with through.
  • foin archaicTo thrust with a sword; to stab at.
  • gore obsoleteTo pierce with anything pointed, such as a spear.
  • gride obsoleteTo pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab.
  • poach obsoleteTo stab; to pierce; to spear or drive or plunge into something.
  • speet obsolete
  • yerk archaicTo stab (someone or something).

verbTo cut.

  • inciseTo cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
  • snitheTo cut; to make an incision; to cut off; to lance or amputate; to cut up; to cut so as to kill; to slay an animal; to...
  • cut
  • gashTo make a deep, long cut; to slash.
  • incide
  • lacerate
  • race dialectalTo cut, scratch, or tear (someone or something) with a sharp object; to lacerate, to slash; specifically (nautical), to...
  • sneadTo cut; lop; prune.
  • snick
  • slash
  • carve archaic
  • share obsolete
  • slive obsolete

Meaning of chive

  1. noun A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
  2. noun The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
  3. noun The spring onion; the green onion; the scallion.

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Questions about synonyms of chive

What is another word for chive?
Chive has 41 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chef, jab, pink, job, gash, thrust, splash and enthrill.
What does chive mean?
Chive means a perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chive (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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