ขนาบ(kà-nàap)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] flank; be alongside on both sides; run alongside

to be placed or move along both sides of [sth]; to run alongside on two sides (e.g., trees flanking a road)

2VerbB2

[to] press tight from both sides; clamp

to press or hold [sth/sb] tightly from two sides; to clamp or squeeze between two sides

Examples

3VerbC1

[to] rebuke sharply; censure from all sides (fig.)

to criticize or censure strongly, often from many sides or sources (figurative use)

Examples

After the incident, the executives were heavily criticized by the media over accountability.