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* 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· këmbëve to run away as fast as possible, take to one's heels • <>i mbath· këpucët [Impol] to give <> a good lesson (in proper behavior) • ia mbath· me të 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· potkonjtë [Impol] "shoe <> with horseshoes" to teach <> a good lesson • <>a mbath· vrapit to take to one's heels, speed away mba'th·et vpr 1 to wear/put on clothes on the lower body (below the waist) 2 to provide oneself with legwear/footwear 3 to be shod; be wearing legwear/footwear 4 to get covered on the bottom with a layer of something 5 [Colloq] to get stuffed (with food); gorge oneself