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gry'kë I§ nf 1 front part of the neck: throat 2 narrow opening at or near one end of a cavity space: neck, bottle neck 3 muzzle of a gun; barrel of a gun 4 [Colloq] mouth 5 (Geog) (of a mountain) pass, gorge; (of a river or bay) mouth 6 [Colloq] quantity of liquid that can be wallowed in one gulp: slug, swallow 7 collar band 8 shirt with loose sleeves and closed collar 9 curved part of the plow beam to which the plowshare is attached; plow beam 10 [Fig] creamiest part of a liquid food that rises to the top: cream 11 [Fig Colloq] beginning part of a time period; start of an event II§ adv at each other's throat; in constant quarrel • grykë e bardhë/ligë/keqe [Colloq] diphtheria • grykët e bardha [Euph] diphtheria • grykët e mira mumps Parotitis epidemica = shy'ta • [ ] gënjeu gryka "the throat deceived [ ]" [ ] was deceived by appearances • grykë golf turtle-neck collar • grykë lumi river mouth • grykë mali mountain gorge • me grykën pushkës "with the muzzle of a gun" by force: at the muzzle of a gun • grykë më/për grykë at each other's throat • ësh·të në grykë të varrit "be on the edge of one's grave" 1 to have one foot in the grave 2 to be facing grave danger grykë|de'rdh|je nf (Geog) mouth of a river grykë|gja'të adj 1 long-necked 2 long-barreled