Definition

1. Noun:

   • Mound; knoll; hillock: A small, naturally raised area of land, higher than the surrounding flat ground.

2. Verb:

   • To bend; to shape (metal): To manually hammer or work a sheet of metal into a desired shape.
   • To force; to constrain: To force something (like writing, numbers, or oneself) into a rigid or unnatural form or framework.
   • To rein in; to pull tight (on reins or a rope): To pull and hold the reins or a rope tightly to control an animal, making it stop or go straight.
   • To hunch; to strain (one's body): To bend or contort one's body, often the back, into a strained, uncomfortable position to exert force or concentrate.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trên cánh đồng có một cái gò nhỏ. (There is a small mound in the field.)
• Verb:
  • Người thợ gò một tấm tôn thành chiếc thùng. (The craftsman shaped a sheet of metal into a bucket.)
  • Bài văn có vẻ gò ép, thiếu tự nhiên. (The essay seems forced and lacks naturalness.)
  • Người nài ngựa gò cương lại. (The jockey pulled tight on the reins.)
  • Anh ấy gò lưng để đẩy chiếc xe. (He hunched his back to push the cart.)

Advanced Usage

• "gò bó": to be restrictive, binding, or confining.
  • Quy định này quá gò bó. (This regulation is too restrictive.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gò đất (n): a mound of earth; a hillock.
• Gò má (n): cheekbone.
• Gò ép (v): to force; to coerce.
• Thợ gò (n): a metal shaper; a tinsmith.

Synonyms

• Noun: Hillock, rise, hummock.
• Verb (shape): To forge, to hammer.
• Verb (constrain): To force, to strain.
• Verb (hunch): To crouch, to stoop.

Related Idioms

• Gò lưng ra làm: to bend one's back working; to work very hard.
  • Ông ấy đã gò lưng ra làm cả đời để nuôi con. (He bent his back working his whole life to raise his children.)

noun

1. mound; knoll

verb

1. to bend; to curve