jaw
To assail or abuse by scoldingTo assail or abuse by scolding.
» My jaw hurts.
Mir tut der Kiefer weh.
У меня челюсть болит.
У меня болит челюсть.
У мене болить щелепа.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To assail or abuse by scolding.
(intransitive)To scold; to clamor.
(informal, intransitive)To talk; to converse.
talk incessantly and tiresomely
(intransitive, transitive)(of a ball) To stick in the jaws of a pocket.
(Scotland, transitive)To pour or throw out.
(Scotland, transitive)To splash; to surge.
Examples
106 sentencesMy jaw hurts.
У мене болить щелепа. — deniko
ruУ меня челюсть болит. — marafon
deMir tut der Kiefer weh. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He got a broken jaw and lost some teeth.
ruОн сломал челюсть и потерял несколько зубов. — Biga
Tom playfully pretended to punch Mary in the jaw.
Tom snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
deDen Sieg schon zum Greifen nahe, erlitt Tom eine Niederlage. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I punched his jaw.
ruЯ ударил его в челюсть. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English jawe/jowe (“jaw; sides of the lower face”, 14th century), the furtherFrom Middle English jawe/jowe (“jaw; sides of the lower face”, 14th century), the further origin of which is disputed. Either:
Uncertain. Attested since 1513 (as a verb and noun) in Scots. The DSL speculates that it might be related to Scots (and Northern English dialectal) jall, joll "knock, bump; toll (a bell)" via the notion of knocking "one thing against another, as waves on a rock". The EDD compares Old Norse jaga (“move to and fro”).
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Forms
jaws, jawing, jawed, jawedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
48 synonyms- talk incessantly and tiresomely:yackyack awayrattle onyap away
- chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth:chewmasticatemanducate
- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncelecturereprimanddress down
- talk socially without exchanging too much information:chew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfabchitchatchit-chatchatter
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle