ซ่องสุม(sông sŭm)
Meanings
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[to] gather or stockpile secretly for illegal purposes
to assemble people, weapons, or resources in secret, typically in order to commit unlawful or violent acts.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverแก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)คนร้ายkon ráaiคนร้ายkon ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofซ่องสุมsông sŭmซ่องสุมsông sŭm[to] gather or stockpile secretly for illegal purposesอาวุธaa-wútอาวุธaa-wút1weapon2weaponry; arms3means/asset used to gain advantage (figurative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunder3robbery; lootingธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)
The police found a gang of criminals assembling weapons to prepare for a bank robbery.
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ซ่องสุมsông sŭmซ่องสุมsông sŭm[to] gather or stockpile secretly for illegal purposes