gò tóp

Người thợ gò tóp đầu ống đồng trên bàn làm việc.

Definition

1. Verb (Technical):
   • To swage (a tube): A technical metalworking process of reducing the diameter of a tube or pipe by compressing or hammering it, often at one end.
   • To neck (a tube): To form a narrowed section in a tube.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Người thợ cần gò tóp ống đồng trước khi hàn. (The worker needs to swage the copper tube before soldering.)
  • Công đoạn này yêu cầu gò tóp nhẹ đầu ống thép. (This step requires lightly necking the end of the steel pipe.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specialized and is primarily used in technical fields such as metalworking, plumbing, piping, and mechanical engineering. It describes a specific shaping operation.

Variants and Related Words

• Gò (v): To shape metal by hammering; to bend or form.
  • Anh ấy gò một tấm kim loại thành hình chậu hoa. (He hammered a sheet of metal into the shape of a flower pot.)

Synonyms

• Swage: To shape metal, especially to reduce or form a neck.
• Neck down: To reduce the diameter of a section of a tube or rod.

Notes

• "Gò tóp" is a compound technical verb. Its meaning is specific to the action of tapering or constricting a tubular object. It is not commonly used in everyday language.