หดกลับ

hòt glàp

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] retract; [to] shrink back

to pull back or draw inward, often as a reaction to touch, fear, or a mechanism.

Examples

หนวดnùuatหนวดnùuat1mustache2whisker(s); barbelsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหอยทากhŏi tâakหอยทากhŏi tâak1snail2a very slow person/thing (figurative)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หดกลับhòt glàpหดกลับhòt glàp[to] retract; [to] shrink backทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisนิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)แตะdtàeแตะdtàe1[to] touch lightly; tap2[to] tap; touch-pass (sports)3[to] reach; hit (a level)
A snail's antennae will retract immediately when we touch them with a finger.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หดhòtหดhòt1[to] shrink; contract2[to] retract; draw in; pull back3[to] decrease; shrink (in amount)Part 1
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กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnPart 2
หดกลับhòt glàpหดกลับhòt glàp[to] retract; [to] shrink back