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needle (EN)
существительное, глагол

существительное “needle”

sg. needle, pl. needles
  1. игла
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. иголка (листья деревьев)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. стрелка
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. игла (проигрыватель)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. строка (поиск в тексте)
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. смертельная инъекция
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

глагол “needle”

needle; he needles; past needled, part. needled; ger. needling
  1. прокалывать
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. дразнить
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. заострять
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.