nevel
/ˈnɛvl/Scottish and English regional (northern )
verb
1 [with object] To beat with the fists; to pound or pummel.
2 [with object] Scottish (now chiefly Orkney and Shetland ). To grip or squeeze with the fingers; to knead; (occasionally) to pluck out. Also without object. Compare nevelling.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Knox (c1514–1572), religious reformer. From nieve + -le.
- keep one's chin up
- keep one's countenance
- keep one's distance
- keep one's eye on (or take one's eye off) the ball
- keep one's eyes open (or peeled or skinned)
- keep one's feet
- keep one's fingers crossed
- keep one's hands clean
- keep one's head
- keep one's head above water
- keep one's head down
- keep one's mouth shut
- keep one's nose clean
- keep one's nose out of
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's own counsel
- keep one's powder dry
- keep one's side of the bargain
- keep one's word
- keep (or archaic bear) someone company
- keep (or eat) kosher
- keep (or hold) one's end up
- keep (or leave) one's options open
- keep (or lose) one's cool
- keep (or lose) one's temper