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    HAFT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The handle of a weapon or toolplay

    Synonyms:

    haft; helve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("haft" is a kind of...):

    grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

    Holonyms ("haft" is a part of...):

    awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)

    ax; axe (an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle)

    dagger; sticker (a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)

    file (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)

    knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

    reap hook; reaping hook; sickle (an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle)

    blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb haft

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