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DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
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hold at bay

US pronunciation
American soundhold at bay
holdatbay
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Final y vowel sound

hold - at - bay -> hold at bay

Myanmar meaning

(idm) (အန္တရာယ်မပြုသာ အောင်) ဟန့်တား၊ ထိန်းထားသည်။

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hoist /hↄÇst/ v

မြှောက်သည်။ ပင့်သည်။ မြှင့်သည်။ တင်သည်။ hoist a flag / the sails ❍ hoisting crates onto a ship ❍ She hoisted the boy/ herself up onto the wall. She hoisted her skirt to avoid getting it wet. ❍ (fig ) He managed to hoist his earnings to £100,000 last year.
n ဝန်ချီစက်။ ဝန်တင်စက်။
❏ (be) hoist/ hoisted by/ with one's own petard (Brit ) [IDM ] ကိုယ့်ရှူးကိုယ်ပတ်သည်။ ကိုယ့်အတတ်ကိုယ်စူးသည်။

More examples
  • Tim hoisted the boy onto his shoulders.
  • The bridge was hoisted into place by crane.
  • The publicity hoisted ticket sales to 12, 500 in two days.
Synonyms
lift, raise, pull, heave, erect, elevate, crane, elevator, pick up, pulley, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, winch
Antonyms
abandon, decrease, depress, destroy, drop, fall, hold down, lessen, let down, lower, neglect, push, withdraw
Cross references
liftraisepullheaveerectelevatecraneelevatorpick uppulleyreartake upupholdupliftupraiseuprearwinchabandondecreasedepressdestroydropfallhold downlessenlet downlowerneglect
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