Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dissect; to cut up: To separate meat, flesh, or skin from bones or other parts, typically using a knife.
   • To fillet: Specifically, to remove the bones from a piece of fish or meat to obtain clean fillets.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Cô ấy lóc thịt khỏi xương gà một cách khéo léo. (She skillfully cut the meat off the chicken bones.)
  • Đầu bếp lóc cá để chuẩn bị nấu món ăn. (The chef filleted the fish to prepare the dish.)
  • Anh ấy đang lóc vỏ cây. (He is stripping the bark from the tree.)

Advanced Usage

• "lóc ra": to separate or cut something out.
  • Hãy lóc phần thịt bị hư ra khỏi miếng thịt. (Cut the spoiled part out of the meat piece.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá lóc (n): A specific type of snakehead fish. This is a compound noun where "lóc" is part of the name.
• Róc (v): A near-synonym meaning to strip or peel off (e.g., skin, bark).

Synonyms

• Tách (v): to separate, to detach.
• Lạng (v): to slice thinly (often meat).
• Fillet (v): to remove bones from fish or meat.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Lóc xương: to bone; to remove bones.
  • Công đoạn lóc xương đòi hỏi sự tỉ mỉ. (The boning process requires meticulousness.)

Related Idioms

• (Không common idioms directly with "lóc". It is primarily a literal action verb.)

verb

1. to dissect; to cut up