gbabìdo
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
hold up; waylay; intercept (literally run to a halt against)
Active verbenclose (especially with fence); encircle; ambush; waylay
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ndị ohi gbabìdoro ya n'ụzọ.
— Thieves waylaid him on the road.
Gbabìdo ụgbọala ahụ n'okporo ụzọ!
— Intercept that vehicle on the road!
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