Dagger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a short, swordlike weapon with a pointed blade and a handle, used for stabbing.
  2. a mark (†) used especially for references.
verb (used with object)
  1. to stab with or as if with a dagger.
  2. to mark with a dagger.
Idioms
  1. to look at angrily, threateningly, or with hate.
noun
  1. a short stabbing weapon with a pointed blade
  2. a character (†) used in printing to indicate a cross reference, esp to a footnote
  3. in a state of open hostility
  4. to glare with hostility; scowl
verb (tr)
  1. to mark with a dagger
  2. to stab with a dagger
Dagger (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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