What is "hackle" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hackle": long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhækəl/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈhækəl/

Meaning of "hackle": comb with a heckle

Verb

Pronunciation in US: /ˈhækəl/

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈhækəl/

Synonyms:

splinter, chop, nick, crack, hack, whack, gash, slice, crumble, clip, fragment, split, chisel, damage, flake, incise, break, shape, hew, whittle, slash, snip, notch, shear, sliver, cut off, snick, crack off, cut away, cleave, cube, divide, mince, slash, hack, whack, hew, hash, clip, fragment, mangle, lop, fell, shear, truncate, sever, dice, axe, bathe, scrub, clear up, soak, dredge, spruce up, mop, flush, pick up, scrape, sweep, wash, disinfect, brush, vacuum, dust, cleanse, wipe, rinse, pick, winnow, bath, sponge, erase, refine, polish, scald, blot, swab, lave, sterilize, sanitize, rasp, neaten, soap, expurgate, rake, cauterize, launder, clarify, scour, whisk, deodorize, expunge, purify, purge, clear the decks, do up, deterge, edulcorate, shampoo, absterge, depurate, elutriate, rout out, shake out, straighten up, tidy up, straighten, sort, curry, tease, cleanse, separate, groom, smooth, disentangle, untangle, adjust, scrape, rasp, dress, card, hatchel, lay smooth, gash, hew, clip, mutilate, lacerate, chop, fell, slash, notch, mangle, whack,

Antonyms:

mend, combine, put together, increase, fix, build, join, unite, lengthen, join, dirty, worsen, corrupt, pollute, ruin, adulterate, defile, foul, soil, stain, spend, disorder, disorganize, wrinkle, upset, twist,