Definition

1. Verb:

   • To slip through; to squeeze through; to worm one's way: To move through a narrow or crowded space with careful, often sideways, movements.
   • To insert (something thin): To carefully put a thin or flat object into a narrow gap or opening.

2. Noun:

   • Spleen: (Medical/Anatomy) An organ in the abdomen involved in filtering blood and immune function. This is a specialized, less common usage in everyday language.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cậu bé lách qua khe cửa hẹp. (The boy squeezed through the narrow door gap.)
  • Anh ấy khéo léo lách xe qua dòng xe cộ đông đúc. (He skillfully weaved his car through the heavy traffic.)
  • Cô ấy lách tờ tiền vào cuốn sách. (She slipped the banknote into the book.)
  • Người lái xe phải lách bánh xe để tránh ổ gà. (The driver had to swerve the wheels to avoid the pothole.)

Advanced Usage

• "lách luật": To find a loophole in the law; to circumvent a rule.
  • Công ty đó bị cáo buộc tìm cách lách luật thuế. (That company is accused of trying to find tax loopholes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chui lách (v): To wiggle or crawl through tight spaces, often implying a secretive or forced entry.
  • Tên trộm chui lách vào nhà qua cửa sổ. (The thief wiggled into the house through the window.)
• Len lách (v): To thread one's way; to move through a crowded or obstructed area slowly and carefully.
  • Chiếc xe máy len lách giữa các xe ô tô. (The motorbike threaded its way between the cars.)

Synonyms

• To slip through: To move through a narrow space smoothly.
• To weave: To move by twisting and turning through obstacles (often for vehicles).
• To insert: To put something into something else.
• To circumvent: To find a way around a rule or problem (figurative).

Related Idioms

• Lách cách (onomatopoeia): A rattling or clattering sound.
  • Chiếc xe cũ kêu lách cách trên đường gồ ghề. (The old car rattled on the bumpy road.)
  • Note: This is a separate, sound-imitating word that is homophonous but unrelated in meaning to the verb "lách."

noun

1. spleen

verb

1. to dodge; to swerve; to worm
   • lách qua đám đông
     to worn one's way through a crowd