siết

Thân thiện

Người nông dân siết chùm cau bằng một con dao.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To tighten, to fasten: To apply pressure to make something tighter or more secure, often by twisting or squeezing.
   • To squeeze, to wring: To press something firmly, especially from opposite sides, often to extract liquid or to cause discomfort.
   • To cut off, to slash off: To sever or cut through something, typically in a single, decisive motion. (Note: This meaning is less common in modern usage.)

Usage Examples

• To tighten, to fasten:
  • Anh ấy siết chặt đai an toàn. (He tightened the seatbelt.)
  • Cô ấy siết ốc vít cho chắc. (She tightened the screw firmly.)
• To squeeze, to wring:
  • Người nông dân siết cổ con gà. (The farmer wrung the chicken's neck.)
  • Cô ấy siết tay tôi khi sợ hãi. (She squeezed my hand in fear.)
• To cut off:
  • Người làm vườn siết chùm cau xuống. (The gardener cut the areca nut cluster off.)

Advanced Usage

• "siết chặt": to tighten firmly, to clamp down.
  • Chính phủ siết chặt các quy định về an toàn. (The government tightened safety regulations.)
• "siết cò": to pull the trigger (of a gun).
  • Hắn ta đã siết cò. (He pulled the trigger.)
• "siết nợ": to press for debt repayment, to call in a debt.
  • Chủ nợ bắt đầu siết nợ. (The creditors began to press for debt repayment.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xiết: An older or variant spelling, carrying the same meanings as "siết".
• Siết chặt (compound verb): To tighten, to constrict tightly.
• Siết cổ (compound verb): To wring the neck; to strangle.

Synonyms

• Thắt chặt: to fasten tightly, to tighten.
• Bóp chặt: to squeeze tightly.
• Cắt: to cut (for the "cut off" meaning).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Siết lại: to tighten up, to become tighter.
  • Dây đàn cần được siết lại. (The guitar string needs to be tightened.)
• Siết vào: to squeeze in, to tighten onto.
  • Siết vít vào cho kỹ. (Tighten the screw in thoroughly.)

Related Idioms

• Siết lưng buộc bụng: To tighten one's belt, to live frugally.
  • Gia đình họ phải siết lưng buộc bụng qua mùa dịch. (Their family had to tighten their belts to get through the pandemic season.)
• Siết chặt vòng vây: To tighten the encirclement, to close in.
  • Cảnh sát siết chặt vòng vây quanh tòa nhà. (The police tightened the encirclement around the building.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to cut off, to slash off to squeeze, to wring, to fasten