Definition

1. Verb:
   • To extinguish; to put out: To cause a fire or flame to stop burning.
   • To suppress; to stamp out: To end something by force, such as stopping a disease, a rumor, or a rebellion.
   • To bury; to cover over: To press or push something so it is covered, often by earth or another substance.
   • To strike; to bang: To hit something with force, making a dull sound.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Lính cứu hỏa đã dập được đám cháy. (The firefighters managed to put out the fire.)
  • Chính quyền nỗ lực dập dịch bệnh. (The authorities are trying to stamp out the epidemic.)
  • Sóng lớn dập thuyền vào đá. (The big waves battered the boat against the rocks.)
  • Cơn gió mạnh dập tắt ngọn nến. (The strong wind snuffed out the candle.)

Advanced Usage

• "dập tắt": to extinguish completely; to quell (often used for fires, hopes, or emotions).

  • Hy vọng của anh ấy bị dập tắt. (His hope was extinguished.)

• "dập khuôn": to follow a rigid pattern or mold; to be stereotyped.

  • Bài viết này có vẻ dập khuôn. (This essay seems stereotyped.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dập dềnh (adj): to bob up and down; to float unevenly (e.g., on waves).

  • Con thuyền dập dềnh trên sóng. (The boat bobbed on the waves.)

• Dập dìu (adj): bustling; coming and going in a lively, crowded manner.

  • Khách du lịch dập dìu trước chợ. (Tourists bustled in front of the market.)

Synonyms

• Extinguish: to cause a fire or light to stop burning.
• Suppress: to forcibly put an end to something.
• Batter: to hit repeatedly with hard blows.
• Bury: to cover completely.

Related Idioms

• Dập đầu ăn thề: to swear solemnly (literally, to knock one's head while swearing).

  • Họ dập đầu ăn thề sẽ giữ bí mật. (They swore solemnly to keep the secret.)

• Vùi dập: to oppress and trample; to treat cruelly.

  • Kẻ xấu tìm cách vùi dập người lương thiện. (Evil people try to oppress the good.)

verb

1. to bury; to stam out; to bang; to batter