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* mbashtr|o'·n vt 1 to feed [ ] from the hand 2 [Fig] to tip; bribe 3 = mashtro'·n

* mbat· vt to try [ ] out

mbath· vt 1 to clothe all or part of the lower body (below the waist): put on [legwear/footwear] 2 to provide <> with [legwear/footwear] 3 to shoe [a horse/mule] 4 [Colloq] to put tires on [a vehicle] 5 to repair [ ] by applying a metal patch 6 to fill up and cover over [an empty space or hole] 7 (Agr) to bank loose soil around [a plant]: earth up [ ] 8 (Agr) to mulch 9 [Colloq] to stuff/gorge [ ] with food 10 [Fig Colloq] to lay [blame/fault] on <>, pin [blame] on <> 11 [Fig Colloq] to chastise [ ]: really lay it on [ ]
ia mbath· [Colloq] to get away quick: scram
ua mbath· kėmbėve to run away as fast as possible, take to one's heels
<>i mbath· kėpucėt [Impol] to give <> a good lesson (in proper behavior)
ia mbath· me tė katra to run away fast: take off on all fours
mbath· pleshtat me potkonj "put horseshoes on fleas" to waste time trying to do the impossible, just be spinning one's wheels
<>i mbath· potkonjtė [Impol] "shoe <> with horseshoes" to teach <> a good lesson
<>a mbath· vrapit to take to one's heels, speed away