Definition

1. Intransitive Verb:
   • To rear, to prance (of a horse): To rise up on the hind legs, often as a sign of excitement, fear, or aggression. This action is typically performed by a horse.

Usage Examples

• Intransitive Verb:
  • Con ngựa bất ngờ cất vó khi nghe thấy tiếng sét. (The horse suddenly reared when it heard the thunder.)
  • Người huấn luyện dạy nó cách kiểm soát khi nó muốn cất vó. (The trainer taught it how to control itself when it wanted to prance/rear.)

Advanced Usage

• "cất vó lên": to rear up.
  • Con ngựa chiến hăng máu cất vó lên trước trận đấu. (The spirited warhorse reared up before the battle.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vó ngựa (n): horse's hoof. (Note: This is a compound noun, not the verb phrase 'cất vó').
• Chồm lên (v): to lunge forward, to spring up. (A related action but not identical to rearing).

Synonyms

• Dựng người lên: to stand up on the hind legs (used for animals).
• Nhảy chồm lên: to jump/leap up.

Notes on Meaning

• The term 'cất vó' is specific and almost exclusively used to describe the action of a horse (or similar large quadruped) rearing. It is not typically used for other animals or in metaphorical contexts. The core image is of the animal lifting its front legs and hooves ('vó') off the ground.

1. Rear; prance (of a horse)