JAW

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jaw I. substantiv

1. falcă, maxilar; plural gură; bot;

(fam.) hold your jaw! (mai) ţine-ţi gura! tacă-ţi flanca! taci!;

(fig.) in the jaws of death în ghearele morţii;

(fig.) jaws of hell gura iadului.

2. intrare îngustă, ieşire (a unei văi, a unui golf).

3. (sl.) flecăreală, trăncăneală, limbuţie, pălăvrăgeală; injurii;

he is all jaw, there is too much jaw about him vorbeşte prea mult.

4. (tehn.) prinzător, cleşte, unealtă de strâns; falcă; gheară; pană; camă.

jaw II. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a defăima, a insulta; a face morală (cuiva), a cere socoteală (cuiva).

2. a certa, a dojoni, a mustra, a ocărî.

jaw II. verb B. intranzitiv

(sl.) a pălăvrăgi, a vorbi mult şi plictisitor, a bate apa în piuă.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

It commonly occurs in the jaw bones.

(Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis, NCI Dictionary)

The bull-dog stood too short, while its massive jaws were an added protection.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

You've pulled us all out of the jaws of death. My word! it was a good bit of work!

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The moan, which told of pain and deadly weakness, and the way in which his jaw hung open went right to my heart.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

He got hold toward the base where the neck comes out from the shoulders; but he did not know the chewing method of fighting, nor were his jaws adapted to it.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

I got the rum, to be sure, and tried to put it down his throat, but his teeth were tightly shut and his jaws as strong as iron. It was a happy relief for us when the door opened and Doctor Livesey came in, on his visit to my father.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

This jaw gave the impression of ferocious determination.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

His jaws closed together.

(White Fang, de Jack London)

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