kuziba

How to say it

Meaning

To close up a hole, a gap or a passage so that nothing can pass through, or to become blocked.

Good to know

The hole is the object: kuziba shimo, to fill a hole; kuziba masikio, to stop one's ears. Kuziba pengo means to fill a gap, as a new player filling a place; the passive is kuzibwa.

Examples

• Mafundi wanaziba mashimo barabarani.The workmen are filling the potholes in the road.
• Mfereji umeziba kwa takataka.The drain is blocked with rubbish.
• Timu inatafuta mchezaji wa kuziba pengo lake.The team is looking for a player to fill his gap.

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