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hehet₁
/hɔgɔt/
Var.1: ehet
v_rt.
“tighten”
 
vt.
for someone (eggehet/eg-ehet, miggehet/mig-ehet/inggehet/in-ehet, agent, eg><ø-) to draw a rope (eggeheten/eg-eheten, inggehet/in-ehet/miggehet/mig-ehet/piggehet/pig-ehet, theme, eg><en-) tight around something (eggehetan/eg-ehetan, inggehetan/in-ehetan/miggehet/mig-ehet/piggehet/pig-ehet, location, eg><an-)
Hehet e amana ka sising te alintuturu ku.
The ring was very tight around my index finger.
Eng. draw tight; tighten; tight
OCM: Knots and Lashings (284)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for something, e.g., a rope drawn around something, the lid on a jar (egkeehet, egke:het/egke-ehet, actor, egkA><ø-) to become tight
Egkeehet e ka hiket te kalabew.
The rope of the carabao is to become tight.
Eng. tight; jam on
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 29/Jul/2014