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hals

neck
neck


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hals
     1. n. (topics, Body parts) (anatomy, zoology) a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)
           sitte til halsen i - get stuck in (a problematic situation)
           kaste seg om halsen på - to embrace (someone)
           falle om halsen på - to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful
           gjøre lang hals; strekke/skyte hals - stretch in order to get a good look
           vri/dreie halsen om på noen - violently end someone's life
           hals over hode; over hode og hals - hastily and without time for further preparation
           ha hals og hånd over - hold one's destiny in one's hand
     2. n.          (mostly, literary) (Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.)
                   være om en hals - be in a life-threatening situation
                   gi sin hals på noe - to ensure
                   være noe på sin hals - be something passionately
     3. n. (topics, Body parts) (anatomy) a nape (the back part of the neck.)
     4. n.          (Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.)
                   få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen - get something/someone on your neck
                   ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen - get something/someone off your neck
     5. n. (anatomy) a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)
           ha gråten i halsen - be about to cry
           ha tungen ut av halsen - out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out)
           en sår hals - a sore throat
           han hadde vondt i halsen - his throat hurt
     6. n.          (Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food)
                   å sette i halsen - to choke on something
                   få/ha i halsen - strongly oppose something/someone
     7. n.          (Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.)
                   av full hals - at the top of one's voice
                   gi hals - to bark; throw up
     8. n. (clothing) a garment that covers the neck
     9. n.          (clothing) a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)
     10. n.          (clothing) a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest
     11. n. (figuratively) narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck
     12. n.          (music) a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.)
     13. n.          (music) a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note
     14. n.          (anatomy) a narrow part of bone, organ etc.
     15. n.          (mostly, dialectal) a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains
     16. n.          (mostly, dialectal) a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley
     17. n.          (nautical) the front lower corner of a sail; a waist which holds this corner in place during sailing
                   ligge for styrbords/babords halser - have the necks set on the port side
                   hals og skjøt! - command when the necks of the lowersails are to be thrown loose
     18. n.          (nautical) a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel
     19. n.         # (nautical) a part of the two upper bottom tables that abut up to the lot (of a Nordland boat)
     20. n.          (dialectal, nautical) the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig)
     21. n.          opening of a mold through which a metal is poured
     22. n.          a narrow descent to a basement
     23. n. (metonymic, of a person) (Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.)
     24. v. imperative of halse



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