TOUCH (OR TUG) ONE'S FORELOCK

Meaning of TOUCH (OR TUG) ONE'S FORELOCK in English

touch ( or tug) one's forelock

Brit.

raise a hand to one's forehead in deference to a person of higher social rank.

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FORELOCK — front-bucle
English interlingue dictionary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TUG — I. ˈtəg verb ( tugged ; tugged ; tugging ; tugs ) Etymology: Middle English tuggen, toggen; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
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FORELOCK — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English forlok, forelok, from for-, fore- fore- + lok lock (fastening device) — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUG — (v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against …
Английский словарь Webster
TUG — (v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; …
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FORELOCK — (n.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin …
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FORELOCK — (n.) The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
Английский словарь Webster
TUG — — tugger , n. — tugless , adj. /tug/ , v. , tugged, tugging , n. v.t. 1. to pull …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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FORELOCK — forelock 1 /fawr"lok', fohr"-/ , n. 1. the lock of hair that grows from the fore part of the head. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. lock of hair which grows over the forehead (on a person or horse)
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TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FORELOCK — noun Date: 1589 : a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUG — noun a trace, or drawing strap, of a harness. 2. tug ·noun an iron hook of a hoisting tub, to …
Webster English vocab
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FORELOCK — noun the lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head. 2. forelock ·noun a cotter or split …
Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — ■ noun a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases take time by the ~ literary seize an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TUG — [tug] vb tugged ; tug.ging [ME tuggen; akin to OE togian to pull--more at tow] vi (14c) 1: to pull …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
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FORELOCK — [fore.lock] n (1589): a lock of hair growing from the front of the head
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FORELOCK — forelock BrE AmE ˈfɔː lɒk AmE \ ˈfɔːr lɑːk ˈfoʊr- ▷ forelock|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUG — / tʌg; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -gg- ) 1. tug (at / on) sth to pull …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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FORELOCK — / ˈfɔːlɒk; NAmE ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun 1. a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUG — I. tug 1 /tʌɡ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tugged , present participle tugging ) 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FORELOCK — fore ‧ lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a piece of hair that falls over someone’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. øtake time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUG — v. & n. v. (tugged, tugging) 1 tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. take time by the forelock seize an opportunity.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUG — v. & n. --v. (tugged, tugging) 1. tr. & (foll. by at) intr. pull hard or violently; jerk (tugged it …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FORELOCK — n. a lock of hair growing just above the forehead. Phrases and idioms: take time by the forelock seize an …
Oxford English vocab
TUG — ( tugs, tugging, tugged) 1. If you tug something or tug at it, you give it a quick and usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — ( forelocks) 1. A forelock is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FORELOCK — (~s) 1. A ~ is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TUG — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES give sth a shake/rattle/tug etc ▪ She picked up the envelope and gave it …
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FORELOCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade. ▪ He still …
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TUG — [noun] [C]Feeling a tug at his sleeve, he turned to see Joe beside him.(UK informal) Tug-of-love is used, esp. in …
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