geri21to block, to obstruct, to chokeBa geri siuku ain ba da-chaasanga kan bag taam ba poowa yeni.They block the road that their enemies cannot pass to the house of their wife.(Mk 4,7) Munsanga me a nyini a geri nga.The thorns shot up and choked it [the corn].geri siukto block or spoil (somebody's) career or plansgeri nisato fold or cross hands or arms2to enclose, to surround, to fence (off); to case a miners’ shaft by means of logs or boardsNuruwa a geri wa talimu ale ká daata.The man fenced his bush-farm with wood (e.g. branches).Ba geri vorimu ate bu kan vob a lo.They “caged” (cased) a shaft that it cannot break in.Ti nag tapaga a geri.We ‘cage’ (a shaft) with boards.3(restr.) to oppress, to afflict, harassWie ale geri mu tara.Problems afflict me (surround me).4(restr.) to wearWa geri ká nina bangsa.He is wearing glasses.
encase a shaft
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