Difference between revisions of "hold tight"

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hold tight: to hold firmly -- Definition in Naija?
 
  
 
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:*{{ux|dv| Hold it door tight make I tight am.|(Egbokhare_2021, Take a firm grip on the door so I can tighten it.}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Hold''' Jehovah tight.|(jw__13854, Have a strong relationship with Jehovah.)}}
#: {{ux|dv|Hold it door tight make I tight am.|no translation}}
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* English: to hold firmly
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* English: ''to hold firmly''

Revision as of 17:31, 5 February 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English hold and tight

Pronunciation

  • hótáìt

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Noun

Na bone to bone kind dance for two people.

  • Na hold tight dem dey dance so o.  — (Egbokhare_2021, They have their bodies glued together in the dance.)


Translations

  • English: a dance type where a male and female make body contact

Verb (separable)

  • Hold it door tight make I tight am.  — (Egbokhare_2021, Take a firm grip on the door so I can tighten it.
  • Hold Jehovah tight.  — (jw__13854, Have a strong relationship with Jehovah.)


Translations

  • English: to hold firmly