n. dike; v. build a dike.
n. 1. instrument; 2. instrument, means for bringing something about. Akuy gihímù nílang instrumintu sa paghangyù sa mayur, They used me as a means for approaching the mayor; 3. musical instrument.
v. squeeze into or penetrate deeply and slowly into a very tight space. Ang kasakit mikitíkut sa ákung kahiladman, The pain creeped deep into my innermost self. Ákù giyud nang kitikútun ngadtu arun ku makadúul sa artista, I’ll squeeze through the crowd to the front so I can get near the actress.
n. 1. group of people associated for a common purpose. Kurpurasiyun sa mga magyuyútà, Association of landowners. Kanang napalit nga asyinda kurpurasiyun sa mga magsúun, The brothers formed a corporation to buy the plantation; 2. pool of money to be spent for a common good; v. 1. organize oneself into an association; 2. pool money to spend for the benefit of everybody. Mag-ínum ta piru magkurpurasiyun lang ta kay singkwinta rang ákù diri, Let’s have a drinking spree, but let us pool our money because I only have fifty centavos.
n. kind of snare with a running noose, actuated by a spring pole which is released when the quarry steps on the cross piece that holds it down. — nga mubutu booby trap; v. 1. catch with this sort of snare. Manglit-ag mi sa lasang ug ihálas manuk, We will snare wild chickens in the forest; 2. make into a snare.
n. commercial name for a wild vegetable: kukug banug. see kuku.
v. glance, take a furtive look. Nasiplatan (hisiplatan) ta ka nga nanglìlì sa lyabihánan, I caught you peeping through the keyhole. Ákung gipasiplatan siya ug mulíngì ba nákù, I glanced at him to see if he would look my way.
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