gbàdo
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
hold to the ground (by lying across, as wrestler); pin down
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Onye mgba ahụ gbàdoro ibe ya n'ala.
— That wrestler pinned his opponent to the ground.
Gbàdo ya n'ala ka ọ ghara ịgbapụ.
— Pin him to the ground so he won't run away.
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