Definition

1. Verb:
   • To thrust or stab sharply: To push a pointed object, such as a knife or stick, into something with a quick, forceful motion.
   • To barge in or intrude rudely: To enter a place, especially a private space, abruptly and without permission or invitation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hắn xọc con dao vào tấm ván. (He thrust the knife into the plank.)
  • Đừng xọc vào phòng khi tôi đang họp. (Don't barge into the room while I'm in a meeting.)
  • Cái đinh xọc sâu vào tường. (The nail was driven deep into the wall.)

Advanced Usage

• "xọc xọc": (reduplicative form) to describe a repeated or persistent action of poking, thrusting, or intruding.
  • Đứa trẻ xọc xọc cây bút chì vào quyển sách. (The child kept poking the pencil into the book.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đâm (v): to stab, to pierce. This is a more common synonym for the physical action of thrusting a sharp object.
• Thọc (v): to jab, to poke. Similar to "xọc" but can imply a slightly less forceful or more deliberate action.
• Xâm nhập (v): to intrude, to infiltrate. A more formal term for entering without permission.

Synonyms

• Thrust: to push suddenly or violently.
• Stab: to pierce with a pointed weapon.
• Intrude: to enter without permission.
• Barge in: to enter rudely or abruptly.

Related Idioms

• Xọc thẳng: to speak bluntly or directly, to get straight to the point (metaphorical extension of the "thrusting" action).
  • Anh ấy xọc thẳng vấn đề mà không vòng vo. (He addressed the problem directly without beating around the bush.)