รีดไถ(rêet tăi)

Meanings

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[to] extort; shake down

to coerce someone into giving money, favors, or property by threats, harassment, or abuse of power.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)คนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon bplàek nâastrangerรีดไถrêet tăiรีดไถrêet tăi[to] extort; shake downเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หน้าตลาดnâa dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2facing the market; adjacent to the marketด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการขู่gaan kòoการขู่gaan kòoa threat; intimidationเสียงดังsĭiang dangเสียงดังsĭiang dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
He was extorted for money by a stranger in front of the market through loud threats.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

รีดrêetรีดrêet1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze; wring (sth) out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]Part 1
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ไถtăiไถtăi1plow; plough2[to] plow; [to] till3[to] redeem (pawned item)4[to] shave (very close); [to] clip5[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)Part 2
รีดไถrêet tăiรีดไถrêet tăi[to] extort; shake down