dót

Máu đang dót lại ở vết thương.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To clot, to coagulate: The primary meaning of "dót" is for a liquid, especially blood, to change from a fluid state into a semi-solid mass or clot.
   • To congeal, to thicken: It can also describe the process where a liquid becomes thicker and more solid, often due to cooling or chemical change.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Máu đang dót lại ở vết thương. (The blood is clotting at the wound.)
  • Sữa để lâu có thể bị dót. (Milk left out for a long time can congeal.)

Advanced Usage

• "dót máu": blood clotting.
  • Quá trình dót máu rất quan trọng để cầm máu. (The blood clotting process is very important for stopping bleeding.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đông lại (v): to solidify, to freeze. A more common general synonym.
  • Nước đông lại thành đá. (The water solidified into ice.)

Synonyms

• Clot: (for blood) to form a thickened mass.
• Coagulate: to change from a fluid to a solid or semi-solid state.
• Congeal: to become thick or solid, especially from cooling.

Notes on Usage

• "Dót" is a specific and somewhat less common verb in modern Vietnamese, primarily used in the context of physiology (blood clotting) or the thickening of certain liquids. In everyday speech, words like "đông lại" or "đặc lại" (to thicken) are often used more broadly.