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knifepoint /ˈnʌɪfpɔɪnt /noun (in phrase at knifepoint) While threatening someone or being threatened with a knife: she was raped at knifepoint...- A landlord who was tied up and threatened at knifepoint while balaclava-clad raiders ransacked his Brentwood pub has told of his horrific ordeal.
- A female motorist was threatened at knifepoint during a terrifying car-jacking in Bradford.
- Moments later he was threatened at knifepoint by the man who spoke with a heavy Irish accent.
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