Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tie fast, to bind tightly, to pinion: "gô" means to bind or tie someone or something very securely, often by binding the limbs together or to the body. It implies a strong, restrictive binding.
   • To truss up: It can also mean to tie up a person, typically to immobilize them.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cảnh sát đã gô tên tội phạm lại. (The police tied the criminal fast.)
  • Gô tay chân hắn lại để hắn không thể chạy thoát. (Bind his hands and feet fast so he cannot escape.)
  • Người ta gô con lợn trước khi mang đi. (They trussed up the pig before taking it away.)

Advanced Usage

• "gô lại": to tie (someone/something) up fast.
  • Mọi thứ đã được gô lại chắc chắn trên xe. (Everything was tied down fast securely on the truck.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trói gô (verb phrase): This is a common compound phrase meaning "to tie up tightly and securely." It is often used interchangeably with "gô."
  • Lính canh trói gô tù binh. (The guards tied the prisoners up fast.)

Synonyms

• Trói (verb): to tie, to bind. (Less emphatic about the tightness than "gô").
• Cột chặt (verb phrase): to tie tightly.
• Khóa chặt (verb phrase): to lock tight (used metaphorically or for non-physical binding).

Related Phrases

• "bị gô": to be tied up, to be pinioned.
  • Tên trộm bị gô tại hiện trường. (The thief was tied fast at the scene.)

Notes on Usage

• The word "gô" is often used in the context of restraining a person, especially a criminal or captive. It conveys a sense of forceful and complete immobilization.
• It is less commonly used for tying objects in everyday contexts; words like "buộc" or "cột" are more general.
• The phrase "trói gô" is very common and reinforces the meaning of secure binding.

1. (cũng nói trói gô) Tie fast, pinion
   • Gô tên ăn trộm lại
     To tie fast a thief