Meaning of tukpaw

tukpaw

Cebuano

v. 1. push something upward. Akuy mutukpaw nímu ngadtus atup arun ka makasaka ngadtu, I’ll give you a boost onto the roof so that you can climb up there; 2. induce someone to do something bad for him. Ang íyang mga amígu nakatukpaw níya sa mga bisyu, His friends induced him into a life of sin. Ayaw siya itukpaw ngadtu ni Satanas, Do not lure him into the ways of the devil; 3. jump from one point to another. Ang ági sa makina mutukpaw, The sewing machine skips. Gitukpaw níya ang isturyag láin, He skipped over to something else to change the subject. Ingun ug magatukpaw ang átung sulti, wà diay makapasar si Tunyu sa búrd, To change the subject, so Tony didn’t pass the board examination. tukpawtukpaw v. 1. work skipping about, not systematically. Gitukpawtukpaw níya pagpintal, man nga nagkábang ang ági, He did not paint it square at a time and so it came out splotched; 2. move with a jerky up and down motion. Nagtukpawtukpaw ang sakayan sa bawud, The boat bounced up and down in the waves.