Betydelse av needle på svenska

• 0 a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread:

  • a needle and thread

  • Here, your eyes are better than mine - could you thread (= put thread through) this needle for me?

• 1 a very thin, hollow, pointed piece of metal that is connected to a syringe and used to take blood from the body or to put drugs or medicine in

• 2 on a compass or measuring device, the thin moving part that points in a particular direction or points to a particular measurement:

  • The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north.

• 3 a thin, hard, pointed leaf of a pine tree:

  • pine needles

• 4 the part of a record player that touches the record as it turns around, usually made of a very hard material, such as a diamond:

  • It sounds like the needle on your record player needs to be replaced.

• 5 to annoy someone, especially by repeated criticism:

  • His mother was always needling him about getting a job.

• 6 a thin, solid, metal piece with a sharp point at one end, esp. one used for sewing that has a hole to hold thread:

  • Can you thread this needle for me?

  • knitting needles

• 7 the thin, moving part on a compass (= device for finding direction) or measuring instrument that points in a particular direction or to a particular value

• 8 one of the thin, stiff, green leaves of some evergreen trees:

  • pine needles

• 9 to purposely annoy someone by making critical remarks or jokes:

  • I hate to be needled about my weight.