Definition

1. Noun:

   • Clip; clamp: A device, typically made of metal or plastic, used to hold things tightly together or in place.
   • Cartridge clip: A device for holding cartridges in a firearm, ready for insertion into the magazine.

2. Verb:

   • To pinch; to grip; to clamp: To squeeze or hold something tightly between two surfaces or points.
   • To press; to squeeze: To apply pressure to confine or compress something.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Cô ấy dùng kẹp để giữ các tờ giấy. (She uses a clip to hold the papers together.)
  • Anh ấy tháo kẹp đạn ra khỏi súng. (He removed the cartridge clip from the gun.)

• Verb:

  • Đừng kẹp ngón tay vào cửa! (Don't pinch your finger in the door!)
  • Người thợ kẹp miếng sắt trong ê-tô. (The worker clamped the iron piece in a vise.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị kẹp": to be stuck, to be caught in between.

  • Chiếc xe bị kẹp giữa hai xe tải. (The car was stuck between two trucks.)

• "kẹp tóc": hair clip; to clip one's hair.

  • Cô bé cài kẹp tóc màu hồng. (The little girl put on a pink hair clip.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kẹp giấy (n): paperclip.

  • Tôi cần một cái kẹp giấy. (I need a paperclip.)

• Cái kẹp (n): the clip; the clamp (general term).

• Kìm kẹp (n): pincer, gripping pliers.

Synonyms

• Noun: Clip, clamp, fastener.
• Verb: Pinch, squeeze, grip, press.

Related Idioms and Expressions

• Kẹp vào giữa: To be sandwiched in between.

  • Căn nhà nhỏ kẹp vào giữa hai tòa cao ốc. (The small house is sandwiched between two skyscrapers.)

• (Bị) kẹp xe: (To experience) a traffic jam.

  • Chúng tôi bị kẹp xe trên đường về nhà. (We got stuck in a traffic jam on the way home.)

noun

1. clip; clamp clamp
   • kẹp đạn
     cartridge clip