"needle" meaning in Anglais

See needle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈniː.dl\, ˈniː.dl Audio: En-us-needle.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-needle.wav , En-au-needle.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-needle.wav Forms: needles [plural]
  1. Aiguille.
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-noun-kwGklJ3f
  2. Aiguille (feuille de certains conifères).
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-noun--gE~AI0C Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la botanique Topics: botany
  3. Seringue. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-noun-SYjBBpiZ Categories (other): Termes argotiques en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (seringue): syringe Derived forms: needle book, needle case, needle exchange, needle match, needle-sharp, needlecord, needlecraft, needlepoint Derived forms (chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin): look for a needle in a haystack Derived forms (se shooter): be on the needle

Verb

IPA: \ˈniː.dl\, ˈniː.dl Audio: En-us-needle.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-needle.wav , En-au-needle.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-needle.wav Forms: to needle [infinitive], needles [present, third-person, singular], needled [preterite], needled [participle, past], needling [participle, present]
  1. Percer avec une aiguille, en particulier en couture et en acupuncture.
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-verb-B7D-qflo
  2. Asticoter, agacer.
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-verb-AqlSdV8t
  3. Piquer au vif.
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-verb-rJAKWYdc
  4. Harceler.
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-verb-~xGtcAtO
  5. Corser (une boisson).
    Sense id: fr-needle-en-verb-wWe3w9az Categories (other): Anglais des États-Unis
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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