Meaning of púga

v. escape from prison. Nakapúga ang bitayúnun, The prisoner escaped from death row; n. escapee from a prison. (→) see púga, n.

a. for a woman to be beautiful (slang).

v. 1. squeeze to extract juice. Pugaa (pug-a) ug maáyu ang limunsítu, Squeeze the calamondin dry; 1a. — sa útuk rack one’s brains. Nagpugà ku sa ákung útuk ug unsay itubag, I’m racking my brains to think of how to answer; 1b. kapug-an ug singut dripping wet with sweat; 2. force someone to do something Kinsay nagpugà nímu pagpahátag sa kwarta? Who compelled you to give the money? Dì ka makapugà (makapamugà) nákù pagbutar nímu, You can’t force me to vote for you. Gipugà siya pagpatug-an sa mga pulis, The cops forced him to confess. -in- n. something squeezed out.