líp
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Definition
- Verb:
- To heal; to skin over: To form new skin over a wound as part of the healing process.
- To freewheel; to coast: (In cycling) To pedal without engaging the drive mechanism, allowing the bicycle to move forward by momentum.
Usage Examples
Verb (to heal):
- Vết thương đã bắt đầu líp miệng lại. (The wound has started to skin over.)
- Sau một tuần, vết bỏng nhỏ đã líp. (After a week, the small burn had healed over.)
Verb (to freewheel):
- Anh ấy thả dốc và để xe líp xuống. (He went down the slope and let the bike coast/freewheel down.)
- Khi mệt, tôi thường ngừng đạp và cho xe líp một đoạn. (When tired, I often stop pedaling and let the bike freewheel for a bit.)
Advanced Usage
- "líp" in mechanics: Refers to the action of a freewheel mechanism (a "bánh líp" or freewheel cog) disengaging, allowing the driven part (like a bicycle wheel) to spin independently of the drive part (the pedals).
- Bánh sau vẫn quay khi bạn ngừng đạp là nhờ cơ chế líp. (The rear wheel keeps spinning when you stop pedaling thanks to the freewheel mechanism.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bánh líp (n): Freewheel (the physical cog/mechanism on a bicycle that allows coasting).
- Anh ta thay bánh líp mới cho chiếc xe đạp. (He replaced the freewheel on the bicycle.)
- Cú líp (n): (In weightlifting) A clean and jerk lift.
- Vận động viên thể hiện cú líp hoàn hảo. (The athlete performed a perfect clean and jerk.)
Synonyms
- Lành (v): To heal (for wounds).
- Trôi (v): To coast, to drift (for movement without power).
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Để líp: To let it freewheel/coast.
- Xuống dốc, cậu bé để líp xe chạy. (Going downhill, the boy let the bike coast.)
Related Idioms
(This word is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
verb
- to heal; to skin over