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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Wind
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Wind
2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I take "spool the thread off the bobbin" means to unwind the thread off/from the bobbin. Adding "off" to "spool" has totally changed the overall meaning of "spool". Is this correct?
Which definition of "off" from the Ameican Heritage would be appropriate for such a purpose of altering the meaning?
Link to the definitions:
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I take "spool the thread off the bobbin" means to unwind the thread off/from the bobbin. Adding "off" to "spool" has totally changed the overall meaning of "spool". Is this correct?
Which definition of "off" from the Ameican Heritage would be appropriate for such a purpose of altering the meaning?
Link to the definitions:
Top answer
Hmmmm... Maybe this is a British saying? Of course, a bobbin the small removable part of a sewing machine that holds the thread.
- Hmmmm...
- Maybe this is a British saying?
- Of course, a bobbin the small removable part of a sewing machine that holds the thread.
- But I am sorry, I can't answer your question.
- Robert
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Hmmmm... Maybe this is a British saying? Of course, a bobbin the small removable part of a sewing machine that holds the thread. But I am sorry, I can't answer your question.
Robert
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Hi,
2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I take "spool the thread off the bobbin" means to unwind the thread off/from the bobbin. Adding "off" to "spool" has totally changed the overall meaning of "spool". Is this correct?
Which definition of "off" from the Ameican Heritage would be appropriate for such a purpose of
2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
I take "spool the thread off the bobbin" means to unwind the thread off/from the bobbin. Adding "off" to "spool" has totally changed the overall meaning of "spool". Is this correct?
Which definition of "off" from the Ameican Heritage would be appropriate for such a purpose of
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Thanks, Clive.
By the way, is it a common collocation, and can you think of any other construction(s) where the overall meaning of the word changes to the opposite when used with a particular preposition?
By the way, is it a common collocation, and can you think of any other construction(s) where the overall meaning of the word changes to the opposite when used with a particular preposition?
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Hi,
By the way, is it a common collocation,
'Spool' does not seem to me like a common verb at all, except perhaps in descriptions of machinery.
and can you think of any other construction(s) where the overall meaning of the word changes to the opposite when used with a particular preposition? I'm not sure if I understand you. Do you mean like 'come in/come ou
By the way, is it a common collocation,
'Spool' does not seem to me like a common verb at all, except perhaps in descriptions of machinery.
and can you think of any other construction(s) where the overall meaning of the word changes to the opposite when used with a particular preposition? I'm not sure if I understand you. Do you mean like 'come in/come ou
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CliveI'm not sure if I understand you. Do you mean like 'come in/come out', 'fall on/fall off'?2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Does "wind off" mean to unwind? 'spool' means to wind and 'spool off' to unwind. 'off' plays an important role to reverse the meaning of the main verb. Do you see the point I
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Hi,
2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Does "wind off" mean to unwind? 'spool' means to wind and 'spool off' to unwind. 'off' plays an important role to reverse the meaning of the main verb. Do you see the point I was trying to make?
I think I should offer some examples of how we use these verbs.
2 spool
2: wind <spool the thread off the bobbin>
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
Does "wind off" mean to unwind? 'spool' means to wind and 'spool off' to unwind. 'off' plays an important role to reverse the meaning of the main verb. Do you see the point I was trying to make?
I think I should offer some examples of how we use these verbs.
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Thanks for clearing this up. I think I understand it better now.
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