Definizione monolingua

needle

needle (third-person singular simple present needles, present participle needling, simple past and past participle needled)

1. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.
   • 1892, H. Lindo Ferguson, ""Operation on Microphthamlmic Eyes"", Ophthalmic Review?, volume 11, page 48

     […] the eyes were once more beginning to show the old nystagmus; so I decided to needle the cataracts, and on Jan. 31 I needled the right eye.

   • 2000, Felix Mann, Reinventing Acupuncture, page 109

     Possibly the greatest effect is achieved in the hand by needling the thumb, the index finger and the region of the 1st and 2nd metacarpal.

2. (transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

   Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.

   • 1984, Leopold Caligor, Philip M. Bromberg, & James D. Meltzer, Clinical Perspectives on the Supervision of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy?, page 14

     FRED: Well, I teased her to some extent, or I needled her, not teased her. I needled her about—first I said that she didnt want to work, and then I think that there were a couple of comments.

needle (plural needles)

1. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc.

   The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button.

2. A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

   The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty.

3. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.

   Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph.

4. A long, pointed leaf found on some conifers.
   • 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus, ch. 2:

     At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth.

5. (informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection.

Definizione dizionario needle

	ago
	leaf of conifer
	implement for sewing etc.
	A thin, sharp implement used in sewing, knitting and acupuncture.

	lancetta
	indicating device

	puntina
	sensor phonograph stylus

	punzonare
	to pierce with a needle

aiguille

cucire

ferro da calza

punta

punzecchiare

spilla

spillo

stuzzicare

uncinetto

Altri significati:

A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections etc.

A hollow, thin and usually sharp implement used for injecting or drawing fluids from a person or animal.

A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle.

Long, thin, metal item with a sharp end, that is suitable for sewing.

The death penalty carried out by lethal injection

A long, thin device for indicating measurements on a dial (such as a compass).

to tease in order to provoke

To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture.

(transitive) To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

A long, pointed leaf found on some conifers.

A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus.