The ~ of a tool or weapon is the end of it which does the work or causes damage rather than the end that you hold. (INFORMAL)
...the ~ of a vacuum cleaner.
N-SING: usu N of n
The ~ of a tool or weapon is the end of it which does the work or causes damage rather than the end that you hold. (INFORMAL)
...the ~ of a vacuum cleaner.
N-SING: usu N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012