Not exactly. You take a sharp knife and ‘chop’ into the pit. That is intended to give you traction to twist the pit out. Only problem is that the knife may glance off the pit and hit the fingers of the hand stabilizing the Avocado. Any knife sharp enough to bit into an avocado pit will send you to the ER.
Knives slip and I would never use one in that manner. Pits are easy to remove with a spoon why use a knife to remove a pit.
Traction is more accurately provided by use of a spoon. Knife is a short cut because it’s in your hand but it’s a poor choice.