siết
Definition
- 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.)
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to cut off, to slash off to squeeze, to wring, to fasten
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