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1 nek
1 [deel van de hals] nape/back of the neck2 [figuurlijk] [voorwerp] neck♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 dat breekt je nog eens de nek • that will be your ruin/undoing of youeen kip de nek omdraaien • wring/twist a chicken's neckover zijn nek gaan • heave, puke〈 figuurlijk〉 over zijn nek gaan van iets/iemand • not be able to stand (the sight of) something/someone〈 figuurlijk〉 tot aan zijn nek in de schulden zitten • be up to one's neck/ears in debt -
2 iemand de nek omdraaien
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3 nekken
1 [doden] break/wring someone's neck♦voorbeelden:2 dat heeft hem genekt • that has been his undoing/finished him (off)
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wring someone's neck — wring someone’s neck phrase used for emphasizing how angry you are with someone When he finds out what you did, he’ll wring your neck! Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
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wring — ► VERB (past and past part. wrung) 1) squeeze and twist to force liquid from. 2) break (an animal s neck) by twisting forcibly. 3) squeeze (someone s hand) tightly. 4) (wring from/out of) obtain with difficulty or effort. 5) cause great pain or… … English terms dictionary
neck — 1 /nek/ noun 1 PART OF THE BODY (C) the part of your body that joins your head to your shoulders: She wore a string of pearls around her neck. 2 CLOTHING (C) the part of a piece of clothing that goes around your neck: the neck of the shirt | The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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wring the neck of — behead someone, physically abuse … English contemporary dictionary