กวาดล้าง(gwàat láang)

Meanings

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[to] sweep away; crack down on; eradicate

To carry out a forceful campaign to remove or eliminate [sth] (e.g., crime, corruption, insurgents, illegal goods), often through raids or systematic crackdowns.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàt1[to] perform; carry out2[to] treat [sb]3(compound use only) operational; in operation4[to] practice; observe (rules)การกวาดล้างgaan gwàat láangการกวาดล้างgaan gwàat láang1crackdown; purge2eradication; sweeping removalยาเสพติดyaa sàyp dtìtยาเสพติดyaa sàyp dtìtillegal/controlled drugs; narcoticsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)เมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun néeเมื่อคืนนี้mêuua keun née1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police launched a crackdown on drugs in the community last night.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ปราบปรามbpràap bpraamปราบปรามbpràap bpraam[to] suppress; crack down (on)

[to] suppress; crack down (on)

ขจัดkà-jàtขจัดkà-jàt[to] eliminate; get rid of

[to] eliminate; get rid of

กำจัดgam-jàtกำจัดgam-jàt1[to] eliminate; get rid of2[to] dispose of (waste/pests)
  • [to] eliminate; get rid of
  • [to] dispose of (waste/pests)
กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up2[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)3[to] sweep (clean)
  • [to] sweep up; clear away; clean up
  • [to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)
  • [to] sweep (clean)
กำราบgam râapกำราบgam râap1[to] subdue; quell; bring under control2[to] put someone in their place; cow; discipline3[to] defeat decisively
  • [to] subdue; quell; bring under control
  • [to] put someone in their place; cow; discipline
  • [to] defeat decisively

Word Breakdown

กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up2[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)3[to] sweep (clean)Part 1
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ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)3[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)4[to] develop (film/photos)Part 2
กวาดล้างgwàat láangกวาดล้างgwàat láang[to] sweep away; crack down on; eradicate