Hals — meaning in English

English meaning

• neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
• tack noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
• throat noun The front part of the neck, or the passage inside it leading from the mouth to the lungs and stomach.

Senses

Hals is used for these senses in English:

• neck (anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
• neck The part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.
• neck The tapered part of a bottle toward the opening.
• neck (music) The extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted
• tack (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
• throat A narrow opening in a vessel.
• throat The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

neck — full definition

1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

tack — full definition

1. noun A short nail with a broad, flat head.
2. noun A change of course or approach, especially a new strategy after the old one stopped working.
3. noun The equipment used on a horse, such as a saddle and bridle.
4. verb To turn a sailing boat so the wind switches from one side to the other, or more generally to fasten something loosely in place.

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