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1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) gå på jakt2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) jage (etter)2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) jakt2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) leting, ettersøking•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt outjaktIsubst. \/hʌnt\/1) jakt2) ( spesielt britisk) parforcejakt (revejakt til hest med hunder som dreper reven)3) leting, jakt4) jaktselskap, jaktklubb5) jaktområde, jaktmark6) forklaring: regelmessig gjentatt mønster i klokkespillbe on the hunt for være på jakt etter, lete etter, være på utkikk etterIIverb \/hʌnt\/1) jage, jakte (på), gå på jaktjage tiger, gå på tigerjakt2) drive, jage3) være på jakt etter, være på leting etter, lete etter, være på utkikk etter4) avsøke, gjennomsøke, finkjemme (område etter vilt)5) ( spesielt britisk) drive parforcejakt (med hunder og hester)det er en gammel engelsk tradisjon å gå på revejakt, det er en gammel engelsk tradisjon å drive parforcejakt på rev6) (britisk, om hest eller hund) bruke til jakt, benytte i jakt7) ( om maskin) hoppe, gå ujevnt, vibrere for mye8) ( klokkespill) forklaring: skifte mønster i et vekselspillgo (out) hunting dra (ut) på jakt, dra (ut) og jaktehunt big game jage storvilt, gå på storviltjakthunt down jage og fange, forfølge og fange, spore oppsnuse opp, spore opphunt for something jakte på noe, være på jakt etter noe lete etter noe, være på jakt etter noebe (out) hunting være (ute) på jakthunt somebody away drive noen bort, jage noen bort forfølge noenhunt something out of drive noe bort fra, jage noe bort frahunt the slipper ( lek) forklaring: en slags barnelek hvor man sitter i ring og sender en tøffel rundt, bak ryggen til deltagerne, og en person i midten skal gjette hvor den erhunt the thimble ( lek) ta den ring og la den vandre
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Thimble — Thim ble, n. [OE. thimbil, AS. ??mel, fr. ??ma a thumb. [root]56. See {Thumb}.] 1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thimble — O.E. þymel sheath or covering for the thumb, from thuma (see THUMB (Cf. thumb)) + el, suffix used in forming names of instruments (Cf. HANDLE (Cf. handle)). Excrescent b began mid 15c. (Cf. HUMBLE (Cf. humble), NIMBLE (Cf … Etymology dictionary
thimble — ► NOUN ▪ a metal or plastic cap with a closed end, worn to protect the finger and push the needle in sewing. ORIGIN Old English, related to THUMB(Cf. ↑thumb) … English terms dictionary
thimble — [thim′bəl] n. [ME thimbel (with unhistoric b ) < OE thymel, thumbstall < thuma,THUMB + el, dim. suffix] 1. a small cap of metal, plastic, etc. worn as a protection on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing 2. anything like this; esp.,… … English World dictionary
Thimble — This article is about the protective shield worn on the finger or thumb. For the wire rope termination device, see Wire rope#Thimbles. A thimble … Wikipedia
thimble — thimblelike, adj. /thim beuhl/, n. 1. a small cap, usually of metal, worn over the fingertip to protect it when pushing a needle through cloth in sewing. 2. Mech. any of various similar devices or attachments. 3. Naut. a metal ring with a concave … Universalium
thimble — UK [ˈθɪmb(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms thimble : singular thimble plural thimbles a small metal or plastic cup that you wear on your finger to protect it when you are sewing … English dictionary
thimble — Bushing Bush ing, n. [See 4th {Bush}.] 1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or places where wear is to be received, or friction diminished, as pivot holes, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; sometimes called a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thimble — [OE] A thimble is etymologically a ‘thumb implement’. The word goes back to Old English thymel, a derivative of thūma ‘thumb’. In Old English (where it is recorded only once) it was used for a ‘finger stall’. By the time it reappears in the 15th… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
thimble — [[t]θɪ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] thimbles N COUNT A thimble is a small metal or plastic object which you use to protect your finger when you are sewing … English dictionary
thimble — [OE] A thimble is etymologically a ‘thumb implement’. The word goes back to Old English thymel, a derivative of thūma ‘thumb’. In Old English (where it is recorded only once) it was used for a ‘finger stall’. By the time it reappears in the 15th… … Word origins
