Definition

1. Noun:

   • A stack, a pile, a sheaf, a wad: A flat, neat pile of similar, usually thin, flexible objects like paper, money, or fabric, placed on top of one another.
   • A unit of measure: Used to indicate a quantity counted in such stacks, e.g., a stack of ten or one hundred items.

2. Verb (dialectal):

   • To do something a multiple number of times more: To work or act an amount equal to several people combined.
   • To dampen lightly: To moisten or sprinkle something with a small amount of liquid.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy cầm một xấp tài liệu dày. (She is holding a thick stack of documents.)
  • Anh ta đếm từng xấp tiền. (He counted each wad of money.)
• Verb (dialectal):
  • Một mình nó xấp hai đứa chúng tôi. (He alone works as much as two of us combined.)
  • Xấp một ít nước lên vải cho đỡ nhàu. (Lightly dampen the fabric to prevent wrinkling.)

Advanced Usage

• "xấp giấy": a ream/stack of paper.

  • Tôi cần mua một xấp giấy A4. (I need to buy a ream of A4 paper.)

• "xâm xấp" (reduplicative form, adjective): slightly damp, moist.

  • Tấm vải vẫn còn xâm xấp nước. (The cloth is still slightly damp.)

Variants and Related Words

• Xấp xỉ (adverb/adjective): approximately, roughly.
  • Có xấp xỉ một trăm người tham dự. (There were approximately one hundred attendees.)

Synonyms

• Stack: a neat pile of objects.
• Sheaf: a bundle of papers.
• Wad: a thick stack of flexible material like money.
• Dampen: to make slightly wet.

Related Idioms

• Nằm xấp: to lie face down, to lie prone.
  • Đứa trẻ nằm xấp trên thảm chơi đồ chơi. (The child lay face down on the rug playing with toys.)