Definition

1. Noun:

   • Antlers: The branched, bony horns that grow on the heads of male deer (such as stags). These are shed and regrown annually.
   • Crotch/Fork: The point where a tree trunk or branch splits into two or more smaller branches.
   • Gauze: A thin, loosely woven, often sterile fabric, typically made of cotton, used in medicine for dressing wounds.

2. Verb:

   • To cross out / To strike out: To draw a line or lines through written text to indicate deletion or cancellation.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Antlers):
  • Con nai đực có bộ gạc rất to. (The stag has a very large set of antlers.)
• Noun (Crotch):
  • Chim làm tổ ở gạc cây. (The bird builds its nest in the crotch of the tree.)
• Noun (Gauze):
  • Y tá dùng gạc vô trùng để băng vết thương. (The nurse used sterile gauze to dress the wound.)
• Verb (To cross out):
  • Cô giáo gạc tên những học sinh vắng mặt. (The teacher crossed out the names of absent students.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "gạc" is considered more colloquial than the standard "gạch" (to cross out). "Gạc" is often used in specific, fixed phrases.
  • Gạc bỏ: to strike out, to eliminate.

    • Họ quyết định gạc bỏ phương án đó. (They decided to strike out that option.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gạc nai (n): Specifically refers to deer antlers, often used in traditional medicine.
  • Gạc nai được dùng làm vị thuốc Đông y. (Deer antlers are used as a ingredient in traditional medicine.)
• Gạc cây (n): Specifically refers to the fork of a tree.
• Gạc vết thương (n): Wound dressing gauze.

Synonyms

• Antlers: horns, rack (of antlers).
• Crotch: fork, junction.
• Gauze: bandage, dressing, compress.
• To cross out: to strike through, to delete, to cancel, to scratch out.

Related Idioms

• Cứng như gạc: (As hard as antler) An idiom describing something or someone very stubborn or rigid.
  • Ông ấy cứng như gạc, không ai thuyết phục được. (He is as stubborn as an antler; no one can persuade him.)

noun

1. antlers
   • gạc nai
     horn of a stag
2. crotch
   • gạc cây
     crotch of a tree

verb

1. to cross out
   • gạc tên trong danh sách
     to cross out a name on a list