dagger

A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

The text character †; the obelus.

A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win

“Curry's last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.”

To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.