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n.
1) to point a ~ at
2) ( usu. fig .) to snap one's ~s (I jump when she snaps her ~s) ('I obey her commands without question')
3) an accusing; warning ~ (to point an accusing ~ at smb.)
4) an index; little; middle; ring; trigger ~
5) ( misc. ) to prick a ~; she jammed her ~ in the door; to lay a ~ on smb. ('to harm smb.'); I can't lay/put my ~ on what is wrong ('I cannot discover what is wrong'); to count on one's ~s; to keep one's ~s crossed ('to hope for smt.'); to lift a ~ ('to make an effort'); to have one's ~ in smt. ('to be involved in smt.'); the ~ of suspicion points at/to you ('you are under suspicion'); to have smb. wrapped around one's little ~ ('to have smb.'s complete devotion')
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v. ( colloq. ) ( D ; tr. ) ('to identify') to ~ as (he was ~ed as one of the escaped convicts)