Cebuano
v. 1. strike hard with something stiff and long. Puspúsan ku siyag alhu, I’ll beat him with a pestle; 2. be dashed onto something Giísa ang sakayan sa balud ug napuspus sa batu, The boat was lifted by a wave and dashed onto the rocks; 2a. fall heavily. Nadalispang siyas pálut ságing ug napuspus sa asíras, He slipped on a banana peel and fell to the sidewalk with all his force; 3. for leaves to be violently torn to shreds; cause them to be so. Mipuspus (namuspus) ang mga dáhun human sa bagyu, The leaves were torn to shreds after the typhoon; 4. for leaves to wither and fall, leaving only the stalk or trunk. Mupuspus (mamuspus) ang dáhun sa gábi basta magúlang na, The leaves of taro wither when the plant matures; n. club, staff, stick, and the like.