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To snatch, tear away, grasp and pull suddenly, seize with a sudden or swift motion. Ginbúklas sang idô ang kárne nga ákon ginbítbit. The dog snatched away the meat I was carrying in my hand. Indî mo pagbuklasón ang mga butáng nga ginahátag sa ímo, kóndì batónon mo sing mahínay. Don't snatch things given you, but receive them gently, without haste. Ibúklas akó ánay sang hábul nga nasabláy sa alámbre. Kindly pull down for me the blanket hanging on the wire. (see sábnit).
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To take hold of with the thumb and fore-or middle-finger, pinch, pluck. Ginbúknit gid lang níya ang bátà. He just took hold of the child with his thumb and finger (and pulled it along). Indì mo pagbuknitón ang ákon báyò. Don't finger my jacket. Buknití siá sa pakô sang íya báyò. Pluck the sleeve of his jacket. Ibúknit akó sa íya nga dulúnggan. Please pinch his ear. (see píknit).
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Foam, froth, spume; to foam, froth, spume (at the mouth). Nagabúlà ang bábà sang pakâ. The frog emits froth from the mouth. (búrà id.).
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To spread out, especially to dry in the sun. Buladá or bulará ang humáy, ang hábul, etc. Spread out the rice, the blanket, etc. Bularí ang amákan sing humáy. Spread some rice on the bamboo-mat. Ibulád akó sang ákon báyò, kay nabasâ. Please put out my jacket to dry (in the sun), for it is wet. (see ládlad, bílad, banílad).
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To deprive of one eye. Nabúlag ang íya nga matá. He lost one eye, became blind in one eye. Nagbúlag siá sang matá sang idô. He deprived the dog of one eye. Ginbúlag níya ang matá sang kánding. He blinded the goat in one eye.
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To sever, separate, divorce, part, sunder, put asunder. Bulagón nínyo ang ínyo nga paghilúngug. Break off from living together. Magbulágay kamó. Separate from each other. Ginbulág (ginpabulág) níla ang duhá ka bátà nga nagaáway. They separated the two fighting boys. Bulagí ang laláki, kay walâ kamó makasál. Separate from your paramour, for you are not married. Ang ginímpon sang Diós índì pagbulagón sang táo. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. Sa pagbulágay nagagíkan ang kalímot. Separation begets forgetfulness. "Out of sight, out of mind".
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To snatch or seize with a rapid motion of the hand, to grab, to grasp suddenly or with great swiftness. Bulaknitá ang íya lápis, husáy, relóh, etc. Snatch her pencil, comb, watch, etc. Ginbuláknit níya ang ákon pányo sa pálhuk ko. He snatched the handkerchief out of my pocket. Ginbulaknitán akó níya sang ákon kálò. He suddenly took away my hat. (see búklas, sábnit, bulákwit).
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To participate in cock-fighting, to cock-fight, bet or wager on a cock-fight, cause a cock to fight in the cockpit. Diín si Fuláno?-Dídto sa bulangán, nagabúlang. Where is N.N?-He is there in the cock-pit, cock-fighting. Indì mo pagibúlang iníng manók, kay alángálang pa. Don't fight this cock in the cockpit, for its training is not complete yet, it is too young, etc. Indì náton pagbulángon ang áton manók. We will or must not let our cocks fight each other. Pasampoká pírme ang duhá ka manók, agúd mahánas, kay kon mahánas na ibúlang ta silá sa pándut sang bánwa. Get the two cocks to try their strength against each other constantly in order to make them expert, for if they are up to it we will fight them in the cockpit on the town-festival.
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A cock-pit. Walâ na kamí sing bulangán sa ámon bánwa, kay tamà katáas sang buhís. We have no longer a cockpit in our town, for the license-tax is too high.
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Pertaining or referring to the moon; moonlit, moon-blind, purblind, not seeing well, dim-sighted. Bulánon ang gáb-i sang pagabút námon dirí. It was a moon-lit night, when we arrived here. Iníng táo índì makabása, kay bulánon ang íya panúluk. This man cannot read, for his sight is dim.
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To push through, to force one's way through, pass unceremoniously through or in front of others. Sang nagasugilánon kamí nagbúlhang siá sa tungâ námon. As we were talking he rudely passed between us. Ginbúlhang níya ang mga bisíta. He unceremoniously pushed through the visitors. Binúlhang sang bahâ ang púnò sang táytay. The current forced its way through the bridge-head. Dílì mo pagbulhangán ang prosesyón. Don't cut through-, walk or pass across-, the procession. (see luháng).
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To cover with paste or paint, to plaster, paste over, daub, smear, spread, overspread, overlay, coat. Bulíha ang sílyo sang tayóbong. Cover the stamp with tayóbong-paste. Indì mo pagbulíhon iníng papél sing pintúra. Don't daub this paper with paint. Bulíhi ang búyò sing ápog. Smear some lime on the búyò-leaf. Ibúli akó ánay siníng sóbre. Kindly put some paste on this envelope. Ibúli iníng isá ka púdyot nga ápog sa búyò. Spread this pinch of lime on the búyò-leaf. (see pálhit).
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To encircle, coil-, wind-, twist-, put-, around; to entangle. Nabulibúran (binulibúdan) siá sang kalát. He became entangled in the rope. (see balibód).
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To help, assist, aid, lend a hand, give a helping hand, do or work jointly with another. Bulígi akó. Help me. Binulígan níya siá sa pagarádo. He helped him to plough. Nagabuligáy, nagabuligánay or nagabinuligáy silá. They are co-operating, helping each other. Ipabúlig ko sa ímo ang ákon sologo-ón. I'll let my servant assist you. Kon índì siá nínyo pagbulígan índì siá makatápus sang íya nga olobráhon. He cannot finish his work, unless you come to his assistance. Kay ginbulígan mo akó sa pagpatíndog sang ákon baláy pagabulígan ko man ikáw sa pagpatíndog sang ímo. Because you assisted me in building my house I will also help you in erecting yours. (see tábang).
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To spot, speck, spatter, stain, soil, fleck with some adhesive matter. Nabulítan akó sang lúnang. I was covered with mud. Ang pintúra nagbúlit sang ákon delárgo. The paint spotted my trousers. Indì mo pagibúlit ang sabáw sa íya nga báyò. Don't spatter his jacket with sauce. (see bulíng, músing, hígkò).
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To perplex, confuse, cross-examine, bewilder by putting many disconnected questions and the like. Ginbúlkat (ginbulkátbúlkat) sang abogádo ang testígo. The lawyer tried to bewilder the witness, cross-examined the witness. Ibúlkat akó sang pinaháyag sináng táo. Cross-examine that man for me. Try to make him contradict his statements by putting many questions to him in quick succession. (see pát-aw, lúthò, láktaw).
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(B) Short-haired, close-cropped: to cut the hair short, to crop the hair close. Bulugá ang bohók ko. Cut my hair short. Bulugí siá sang íya bohók. Cut his hair short. Mapabulúg akó. I am going to have my hair cut. Ibulúg iníng gúnting sa íya nga bohók. Use this pair of scissors to cut his hair short. Ibulúg akó ánay sang ákon bohók. Kindly give me a close crop. (see alót).