Meaning of hunat

hunat

Cebuano

v. 1. for horses to run fast, gallop. Wà ku níla hiapsi kay mihunat ang kabáyù, They did not overtake me because the horse galloped. Ayawg kahadluk bisag ihunat kas kabáyù, Don’t get scared even if the horse gallops away with you; 2. go into action exerting one’s fullest efforts. Tápus makahunat, íyang giluksuan ang alíwas, Gathering all his strength he jumped at the gorilla; n. impetus, force exerted in starting something Kusgánung hunat, Having a strong starting motion. pa- v. exert pressure on someone to come to a decision. Ísug siyang nagpahunat sa íyang kuntra, He challenged his enemy (pressured him to decide whether or not to fight). Gipahunat ni Hiktur ang dalága kun kinsa ang íyang sugtun, Hector put pressure on the girl to decide whom she was going to choose. -in- force mustered. Hinunat ang tanan níyang kusug, Mustering all his strength. ma-un a. demanding, putting pressure on.