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1 pitchfork
'pitch·fork nto \pitchfork sb into sth jdn unerwartet mit etw dat konfrontieren -
2 pitchfork
1. noun 2. transitive verbpitchfork somebody into something — (fig.) jemanden in etwas [Akk.] katapultieren
* * *noun (a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay.) die Heugabel* * *ˈpitch·fork* * *1. nHeugabel f; (for manure) Mistgabel f2. vtgabeln; (fig) hineinwerfen* * *A s AGR Heu-, Mistgabel fB v/t1. mit einer Heu- oder Mistgabel werfen, gabelninto in akk):pitchfork troops into a battle Truppen in die Schlacht werfen* * *1. noun 2. transitive verbpitchfork somebody into something — (fig.) jemanden in etwas [Akk.] katapultieren
* * *n.Gabel -n f.Heugabel -n f.Mistgabel f. -
3 tuning
noun1) (Mus.) Stimmen, das2) (Radio) Einstellen, dasthe engine needs tuning — der Motor muss eingestellt werden
* * *tun·ingn no pl* * *['tjuːnɪŋ]nit takes a lot of tuning to find the right station — man muss lange suchen, bis man den richtigen Sender gefunden hat
all the engine needed was a little tuning — der Motor musste nur richtig eingestellt werden
* * *A s1. a) MUS Stimmen nb) fig Einstimmung f (to auf akk)2. Anpassung f (to an akk)3. ELEK Abstimmung f, Einstellung f (to auf akk)B adj1. MUS Stimm…:tuning fork Stimmgabel f;tuning hammer Stimmhammer m;2. ELEK Abstimm…:tuning control Abstimmknopf m;tuning eye magisches Auge* * *noun1) (Mus.) Stimmen, das2) (Radio) Einstellen, das* * *n.Abstimmung f.
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pitch|fork — «PIHCH FRK», noun, verb. –n. a large fork with a long wooden handle, used in lifting and throwing hay or straw; hayfork. A pitchfork has from two to six long, slightly curved steel prongs or tines. –v.t. 1. to lift and throw with or as if with a… … Useful english dictionary
fork — fork·able; fork; fork·er; fork·ful; fork·i·ness; fork·less; fork·man; pick·fork; un·fork; pitch·fork; fork·ed·ly; fork·ed·ness; … English syllables
pitch — pitch; pitch·blende; pitch·ered; pitch·er·ful; pitch·i·ness; pitch·er; pitch·fork; pitch·man; … English syllables
fork — [fôrk] n. [ME forke < OE forca & Anglo Fr forque (Fr fourche), both < L furca, two pronged fork] 1. an instrument of greatly varying size with a handle at one end and two or more pointed prongs at the other: forks are variously used as… … English World dictionary
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fork — forkless, adj. forklike, adj. /fawrk/, n. 1. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in form … Universalium
pitch — Synonyms and related words: AF, French pitch, abuse, acme, address, after dinner speech, allocution, amount, angularity, apex, apogee, ascend, asphalt, assail, assault, assist, attack, audio frequency, ballyhoo, bank, base, belabor, belly buster … Moby Thesaurus
fork — /fɔk / (say fawk) noun 1. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as any of various agricultural tools, or an implement for handling food at table or in cooking. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in… …
fork — [[t]fɔrk[/t]] n. 1) agr. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., esp. an implement for handling food 2) something resembling this in form 3) bot a division into branches 4) the point or part at which a thing … From formal English to slang
fork — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English forca & Anglo French furke, from Latin furca Date: before 12th century 1. an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating),… … New Collegiate Dictionary