ลอบ(lôp)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertly

To do something secretly or covertly, often illicitly; to act without being noticed.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลอบlôpลอบlôp1fish trap (conical/basket trap)2[to] ambush; attack by stealth; lie in wait3[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertlyออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave homeตอนดึกdton dèukตอนดึกdton dèuk1late at night2late night (time period)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปพบbpai pópไปพบbpai póp[to] go meet [sb]; [to] go see [sb]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learn
He secretly left the house late at night to meet a friend without his parents knowing.
2NounB2

fish trap (conical/basket trap)

A conical or basket-like trap used to catch fish or aquatic animals.

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useลอบlôpลอบlôp1fish trap (conical/basket trap)2[to] ambush; attack by stealth; lie in wait3[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertlyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ดักdàkดักdàk1[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)2[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)3[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in waitปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesตอนเช้ามืดdton cháo mêutตอนเช้ามืดdton cháo mêutearly dawn; before sunrise
Villagers take fish traps to set along the canal at dawn.
3VerbC1

[to] ambush; attack by stealth; lie in wait

To lie in wait and attack by surprise; to carry out a stealth attack (formal/literary).

Examples

ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ลอบโจมตีlôp johm dteeลอบโจมตีlôp johm dtee[to] ambush; [to] attack secretlyค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)ศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversaryตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverรู้ตัวróo dtuuaรู้ตัวróo dtuua1[to] realize; become aware; notice2[to] be self-aware
The soldiers lay in wait and attacked the enemy camp at night without anyone noticing.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ลักลอบlák lôpลักลอบlák lôp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2[to] smuggle; traffic (illicitly)3secretly; illicitly; on the sly
  • [to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission
  • [to] smuggle; traffic (illicitly)
  • secretly; illicitly; on the sly
แอบàepแอบàep1[to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)2[to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)3secretly; on the sly
  • [to] do [sth] secretly; [to] conceal (one’s actions)
  • [to] secretly like; have a crush (without telling)
  • secretly; on the sly
ซุ่มโจมตีsûm johm dteeซุ่มโจมตีsûm johm dtee[to] ambush; [to] launch a surprise attack

[to] ambush; [to] launch a surprise attack

ลักlákลักlák1[to] steal; take secretly2[to] sneak; do secretly
  • [to] steal; take secretly
  • [to] sneak; do secretly