mót

Thân thiện

Cháu bé mót đái.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To glean: To collect leftover crops from a field after the main harvest, such as grains of rice or ears of corn.
   • To have an urgent need to urinate or defecate: To feel a sudden, pressing, and often uncomfortable physical urge to use the toilet.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to glean):
  • Các bà các mẹ ra đồng mót lúa. (The women went to the field to glean rice.)
  • Ngày xưa, trẻ con hay đi mót khoai sau khi thu hoạch. (In the past, children often went to glean sweet potatoes after the harvest.)
• Verb (to have an urgent need):
  • Đứa bé kêu mót đái. (The child said he urgently needed to pee.)
  • Tôi cảm thấy mót ỉa. (I feel an urgent need to defecate.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb "mót" can be used figuratively to describe collecting or gathering bits of information or small, scattered items.
  • Anh ấy chỉ mót được vài thông tin lẻ tẻ. (He only managed to glean a few pieces of scattered information.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mót mẩu (v): To pick up small bits or crumbs; often used figuratively for gathering trivial information.
• Nhặt mót (v): A compound verb emphasizing the action of picking up leftover items.

Synonyms

• To glean: To gather (leftover produce).
• To feel an urge: To have a sudden, strong desire (for bodily functions).
• To pick up: To collect scattered items.

Related Idioms

• Ăn mót: To eat leftovers or scraps; can imply living off others' leftovers in a broader sense.
• Nói mót: To interject or chip in with a comment, often picking up on fragments of conversation.

Học thuật

verb

1. to glean (corn)
   • mót lúa
     to glean corn