Cebuano
v. 1. break something brittle into tiny pieces. Napulpug ang básung nahagbung, The glass fell and broke into smithereens; 2. tap, knock off fine particles. Akuy mupulpug sa ágiw sa ákung sigarilyu, I’ll knock off the ashes of my cigarette. Ákung gipulpúgan ug sulpanilamáyid ang ákung samad, I tapped sulfanilamide powder onto my wound. -an(→) n. cave under a river bank where crocodiles make their abode (and bring their prey to destroy them).