What is the meaning of needle?

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noun

  • The leaf of a conifer.
  • A slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument.
  • A sharp pointed implement (usually steel. )
  • A stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record.

verb

  • Goad or provoke, as by constant criticism.
    • usage: "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
  • Prick with a needle. .
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