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(B) To distrust, mistrust, be skeptical as to, question, doubt the fairness or justice of. Nagagorogotó ang ákon buót sang pagbáhin níla sang maís. I suspect unfairness in their division of the corn. (see sabít).
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Cracked, split, chapped; to crack, split, form fissures, chap. Naggotás ang pánit sang íya tiíl tungúd sang lakás níya nga pagtánum. The skin of his foot became full of cracks on account of his working too long at planting rice. Nagotasán ang íya kamót sa támà nga paglabá. Too much clothes-washing chapped her hands. (see litík, bángag).
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To destroy, demolish, undo, pull-, break-, to pieces, pull down, break up, knock down, reduce to ruins, raze to the ground, tear down. Gúb-a (gubaá) lang ang dáan mo nga baláy. Pull down your old house. Gúb-i akó siníng gabúk nga tángkal. Break up for me this rotten pigsty. Nagúb-an siá sang kisamí kag napílas ang íya páa. The ceiling collapsed and he was wounded in the leg. Igubâ akó siníng dáan nga padér. Please knock down this old wall for me. (see búngkag, ránggà).
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To break in or through, make an opening or hole through an outer covering, wrapping or partition, so as to get at what is behind, to pierce, perforate. Guhábi ang malíndog, díngding, ganháan, etc. Make a hole in the rice-container, the partition-wall, the door, etc. Sín-o ang naggúhab sang kurúng sang manók? Who broke open the poultry-pen? Ginuhában sang manugbúlung ang búsung ni Fuláno, kay íya ginusísà ang samád sa sulúd kag kuháon. The doctor cut open N.N.'s stomach to find out what was the cause of the trouble and removed it. (see gíhab).
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(H) Rash, eruption, cluster of small pustules or pimples; to form pustules, etc.; to begin to bear fruit, said especially of cereals that grow their grains in clusters. May gúlus siá sang arikís. He is covered with pustules of (the skin disease called) arikís. Nagagúlus na sa íya láwas ang bungang-ínit. Prickly heat is breaking out in patches on his skin. Nagagúlus na ang maís ko sa kaingín. The corn on my land that I cleared by burning is beginning to form cobs. (see gúrus).
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(B) To yield, cede, give way, move, stir, budge. Iníng bató índì magúngun sa kabúg-at. This stone will not budge, it is so heavy. Indì ka na makadókdok, kay índì magúngun sa kagutúk ang mga kataóhan sa sulúd sang simbáhan. You cannot squeeze in, for the people in church are so crowded that there is no room left.
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To deteriorate, wane, decline, worsen, fall off. Nagagúnda na ang láwas níya, kay tigúlang na man siá. His bodily strength is declining now, for he is getting old. Naggúnda ang mga palatikángan tungúd sang kaíwat sang pílak. Business has declined on account of the scarcity of money. Kon mínus ang patubás, magagúnda ang komérsyo. If the harvest is bad, commerce will fall off.
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Shears, a pair of scissors; to shear, clip, cut with a pair of scissors. Guntingá ang ákon bohók. Cut my hair with a pair of scissors. Guntingí ang ákon bohók. Trim my hair with a pair of scissors. Igúnting akó ánay sang búlbul siníng karnéro. Kindly clip the wool from this sheep. Kindly shear-, fleece-, this sheep. Guntingí si tótò. Cut the little boy's hair. Mapagúnting akó sa barbéro. I am going to the barber to have my hair cut, to have a hair-cut. Sa siníng mahábul nga gúnting índì ka makagúnting sing maáyo. With this blunt pair of scissors you cannot cut well. (see alót, bulúg).
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To pull or draw out with a jerk, to jerk out, tug or tear at, extract, pluck-, pick-, wrench-, out. Gunúta ang pintál sa ganháan. Shoot back the door-bolt. Gunúti akó sang kapulúngan sa estánte, kay may kinahánglan akó sa madalî. Get me the dictionary from the book-stand, for I need it at once. Igúnut akó sang íkog sang haló sa búhò. Please pull the tail of the iguana that is in the hole. Indì akó makagúnut sang hunúshúnus sang aparadór, kay maáwot. I cannot pull out the drawer of the cupboard, for it is stuck fast. (see hábnus, húnus, tábnus, bíngkas, hosô).
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State of being dry and difficult to swallow, roughness; to be or become dry, etc. Also applied to roughness of skin or the like, but chiefly to food. Iníng pagkáon walâ sing gúphal (kagúphal). This food-is easy to swallow,-is not rough or difficult to swallow. Naggúphal iníng tinápay. This bread is dry and difficult to swallow. Kagúphal sang ímo pánit! How rough your skin is!
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Stripe, streak, line, coloured threads in stripes. Pilá ka guráy ang (sa) sulúd sang isá ka sámay? How many threads are there in one stripe?
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To be straight, upright, vertical, perpendicular, from top to bottom. Nagagúray ang sámay sang íya báyò. The stripes in his jacket are upright (run from top to bottom).
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To bite, snap, nip, gnaw, champ, manch, crunch, craunch, nibble (a bone or the like). Gingus-abán sang idô iníng túl-an. The dog has gnawed this bone. Halá, gus-abá lang sing maáyo ang ímo báyò, kay madámù ang pílak mo nga inugbalakál! You just bite the sleeve of your jacket, as you have so much money to buy (a new) one! (sarcastically said to children biting their sleeves in anger or disappointment). Ipagús-ab lang sa idô iníng mga túl-an. Give these bones to the dog to gnaw. Andamí ang idô, kay daw buót siá maggús-ab sang ímo pusúpusuán. Beware of the dog, for he looks as if he means to nip you in the calf of the leg.
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Split, burst open, pop; to burst (as some kinds of peas and beans, when boiled in water, etc.). Nagagusáng na ang mónggo. The monggo is bursting. Lúndi na sing talóng, kay gusáng na ang mónggo. Now put in some egg-plant, for the monggo has burst, (i.e. is properly cooked). Pagusangá ánay ang mónggo; índì mo ánay paglúndan sang dáhon sang balúnggay. First let the monggo burst; do not put in the balunggay-leaves before. (see lusáng, butî).
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Dense, near together, thickset, crowded, crammed, packed, rammed, to be crammed, etc. Gusód nga kalubihán. A close-set coconut plantation. Gusód ang pagpamánggas nínyo sang maís. You planted your corn too thickly. Naggusód ang humáy. The rice was crowded. (see íkit).
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A seedling, sapling, a plant to be transplanted. Gútuk sang tabákò, repólyo, talóng, kamátis, etc. Tobacco-, cabbage-, egg-plant-, tomato-seedlings, etc.
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Tight, compressed, etc. Naggutúk ang mga táo sa sulúd sang simbáhan;-or-nagutukán ang simbáhan sang mga táo. The people in church were closely packed together,-or-the church was crammed with people. Bisán dakû ang simbáhan gutúk pa gihápon kon ádlaw nga piésta. Although the church is large, yet it is not large enough on the day of the town-feast. (see gutô).
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(H) Face, facial expression, mien, visage, countenance; aspect; cheek; audacity, temerity, shame. Ang íya guyá maitúm. His face is black. Kon magkádlaw siá ang duhá níya ka písngi nagapakítà sang magtímbang nga yupúk sang íya guyá nga makawiwíli tulúkon. When she smiles her two cheeks dimple in a way pleasant to look upon. Si Fuláno may guyá sa pagbutángbútang sa íya sa likód kag waláy guyá sa pagutís sa íya sa atubángan. N.N. has the face to slander him behind his back and is not ashamed to flatter him in his presence. (see pangguyáhon, nawóng, uyahón, guyahón).