ดึงตัว(deung dtuua)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away

to physically pull someone, often toward oneself or away from a place

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua1[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away2[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]ลูกlôokลูกlôok1fruit2classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects3child; son; daughter4ball; spherical object5offspring (of animals); youngออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] be released; be made public2[to] come out; emerge3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; street
The mother pulled her child away from the road.
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เขาkăoดึงตัวdeung dtuuaฉันchănให้hâiลุกขึ้นlúk kêunจากjàakเก้าอี้gâo î
He pulled me up from the chair.
อย่าyàaดึงตัวdeung dtuuaเขาแรงkăo raengสิsìเดี๋ยวdĭiaoก็gâwล้มlómหรอกròk
Don't pull him so hard, he might fall.
เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ภัยjâo-nâa-têe gôo-paiรีบrêepดึงตัวdeung dtuuaคนkonที่têeกำลังgam-langจมน้ำjom náamขึ้นมาkêun maaบนbonเรือreuuaอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
The rescuer quickly pulled the drowning victim up onto the boat.
2VerbB2

[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]

to recruit, poach, or headhunt someone from another organization or team

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; inexperienced (novice)2again; anew3new; different; fresh4new; not oldพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua1[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away2[to] poach [sb]; [to] headhunt [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyการเสนอgaan sà-nĕrการเสนอgaan sà-nĕract of proposing/submittingเงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)สูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1higher; greater than (level/amount)2taller; higher (height/elevation)
The new company tried to poach him by offering a higher salary.
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ผู้จัดการทีมpôo jàt-gaan teemฟุตบอลfút bonประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètในnaiการgaanดึงตัวdeung dtuuaนักเตะnák dtèชื่อดังchêu dangมาmaaร่วมrûuamทีมteem
The football team manager successfully recruited a famous player to join the team.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtยักษ์ใหญ่yák yàiด้านdâanเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeแข่งขันกันkàeng kăn ganดึงตัวdeung dtuuaวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonระดับrá-dàpหัวกะทิhŭua gà-tíจากjàakบริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengอย่างดุเดือดyàang dù dèuuat
Tech giants compete fiercely to poach top engineers from rival companies.
การดึงgaan deungตัวdtuuaผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏongจากjàakบริษัทbò-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkôo kàengสามารถsăa-mâatสร้างsâangความได้เปรียบkwaam dâai bprìiapทางtaangการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănได้dâiอย่างมากyàang mâak
Poaching senior executives from rival firms can create a significant competitive advantage.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] drag (on a screen)3[to] hold back; delay; stall4[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)Part 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ดึงตัวdeung dtuuaดึงตัวdeung dtuua[to] pull [sb]; [to] draw [sb] away