Difference between revisions of "hold tight"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English hold tight
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From: English ''hold'' and  ''tight''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* hótáìt
 
* hótáìt
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hold tight.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hold tight.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-hold tight.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-hold tight.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
hold tight: a dance type where a male and female make body contact -- Definition in Naija?
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* Na dance wey two people go carry body touch deirsef well well.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Na '''hold tight''' dem dey dance so o.|(They have their bodies glued together in the dance.)}}
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na '''hold tight''' dem dey dance so o.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Antonyms====
 
*
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
* English: a dance type where a male and female make body contact
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
===Verb (separable)===
 
hold tight: to hold firmly -- Definition in Naija?
 
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Hold it door tight make I tight am.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
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====Antonyms====
 
*
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to hold firmly
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* English: ''a dance type where a male and female make body contact''

Latest revision as of 14:50, 2 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English hold and tight

Pronunciation

  • hótáìt

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Noun

  • Na dance wey two people go carry body touch deirsef well well.
  • Na hold tight dem dey dance so o.  — (They have their bodies glued together in the dance.)


Translations

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