เบ่ง(bèng)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] strain; flex; push out (using muscles)

To contract one's muscles to exert force, typically to push something out (as in childbirth or defecation) or to make a body part swell or appear larger (as in flexing a muscle).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเบ่งbèngเบ่งbèng1[to] strain; flex; push out (using muscles)2[to] show off; act self-importantกล้ามglâamกล้ามglâam1muscle; muscles2muscles; muscular build (informal)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; see
He flexed his muscles for his friends to see.
2VerbB2

[to] show off; act self-important

To behave in a boastful or overbearing way to display power or importance; to swagger or throw one’s weight around.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเบ่งbèngเบ่งbèng1[to] strain; flex; push out (using muscles)2[to] show off; act self-importantใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or group
Once he became the boss, he started to throw his weight around with his subordinates.

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