needle
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[change]- (countable) (sewing) A needle is a small, long, thin sharp metal thing with a hole in it, used for sewing.
- She used a needle and blue thread to fix the hole in the shirt.
- (countable) (medicine) A needle is a long, thing, sharp metal thing for putting drugs into a person through the skin.
- The doctor used the needle to inject the medicine into the patient.
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A hypodermic needle (sense 2)
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- (transitive) To tease; to make fun of.
- Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.