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To move, budge, stir, bestir oneself. Ilihók na ang láwas mo sa pagtapás sing káhoy. Bestir yourself now and cut down some trees. Walâ gánì siá magalihók. He does not even move. He is very quiet. Lihók ka na. Get a move on now. Bestir yourself. Andot warâ kaw angód pagkalihók nga adláwon ron? (B) Why don't you get a move on now, as it is broad daylight already? (see litók, húlag, húblag, híwos, gíos, íos).
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(B) Dim. and Freq. of líkag. Walâ siá sing likáglíkag kon nagapangabúdlay. He does not allow himself to be distracted when he is at work. His mind is concentrated on his job. (see lingáwlíngaw).
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To avoid, shun, keep away from, eschew, steer-, keep-, clear of, fight shy of, evade, elude, have nothing to do with, let alone. Maglikáw ka sa mga maláut. Likawán mo ang mga maláut. Shun the wicked. Keep away (aloof) from bad people. Likawí ang kaupdánan nga maláin sing batásan. Avoid companions of bad habits. Ilikáw (ilíkaw) sa íya iníng masakít nga táo, agúd índì níya makítà. Hide this sick man from him, lest he should see him. Makalikáw (makalíkaw) ka sang amó nga katalágman, kon--. You can escape that danger, if--. Linikawán níya akó. He avoided (meeting, coming together with) me. (see aklihís, kuyáw).
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Dodge, evasion; to dodge, avoid, step aside, sidestep, evade, elude, start suddenly aside. Naglíkday siá, búsà walâ siá maígò. He stepped aside, therefore he was not hit. Likdayí ang bató. Dodge the stone. Kon walâ níya paglikdayí sing madalî ang lubí, walâ sing duhádúha nga nahulúgan siá. If he had not quickly dodged the coconut, he would certainly have been hit. (see liháy, líksi, idóg, ísdog, ísol, likáw, líktin).
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Secret, hidden, sly, cunning, underhand; to do on the sly, give secretly, bribe, suborn, corrupt, tamper with. Sa líklik nga paági. By secret means. By fraud. On the sly. Ang líklik níya nga pahitôhítò--. His secret (cunning, hidden) dealings (machination, plotting)--. Liniklikán siá níya sing napúlò ka mángmang. He was bribed by him with ten pesos. Ilíklik lang sa íya iníng tátlo ka mángmang. Just give him on the quiet these three pesos. Si Fuláno matárung nga táo kag índì gid magpalíklik. N.N. is an honest man and cannot be corrupted or bribed. Ang líklik amó ang isá ka mahígkò nga padúgì. Bribery is a mean expedient. (see híphip).
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Zig-zag, serpentine, winding, meandering, twisting, crooked. Likôlíkò gid iníng dálan. This road winds very much. Maglakát ka sing tádlong, índì sing likôlíkò. Walk straight ahead, not zig-zag.
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Concealment, hiding, secrecy; to hide, conceal, keep quiet about, screen, secrete, veil, disguise. Indì malikúm iníng búhat mo. This deed of yours cannot be concealed. Liníkman (linikumán) níya akó sinâ nga búhat. He hid or concealed that deed from me. Indì ka maglikúm sa íya sang kamatuóran siníng nagkahanabû (nahanabû). Do not conceal from him the truth of this event. Ilikúm lang sa íya ang ákon pagabút dirí. Simply keep him in the dark about my arrival here. Walâ sing likúm ang íya nga katuyoán. There is no secrecy about his intention or plan. (see lílong, tágò).
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To surround, enclose, encircle, hem in. Likúpi sing síklat ang naidálum sang baláy. Surround with a bamboo partition the ground-floor of the house. Ang pamulákan nalíkup (nalikúpan) sing kodál. The garden is surrounded by a fence (has a fence round it, is enclosed within a fence). Ginlikúpan sang mga kaáway ang bánwa. The enemy beleaguered (surrounded) the town. Ilíkup iníng alámbre nga may dúgi sa áton pamulákan. Fence in our garden with this barbed wire. (see líbut).
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(Sp. lila) The lilac shrub and its beautiful flowers; lilac colour, lilac-coloured, a blending of blue and pink. Ginbáklan níya ang íya nóbya sing isá ka térno nga líla líso (líla nga líso, líla nga lúgus). He bought for the bride a dress-suit of unfigured lilac.
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(H) To strip, cut into small strips buri-leaves or the like, to shred. Lilása ang burí. Cut the buri-leaves into strips. Lilási akó sing burí. Make for me some strips from buri-leaves. Liláson mo ang burí sing magamáy. Divide the buri-leaves into small strips. Maglílas ka sang burí sing magamáy, kay himóon ko nga kálò. Make small strips of the buri-leaves, for I am going to make a hat of them. (see ríras).
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Fraud, imposture, cheating, swindle; to cheat, defraud, impose upon, bilk, diddle, do, take in, swindle, commit a fraud, appropriate fraudulently. Indì ka maglímbong kag índì ka magpalímbong. Don't cheat and don't allow yourself to be cheated. Linimbongán akó níya sing tátlo ka písos. He defrauded me of three pesos. Sa limá ka mángmang ilímbong mo sa íya ang tátlo. Of the five pesos keep back three yourself (and give him only two-or-defraud him of three pesos out of five). (see dáyà, agóng, lág-it, palítog, káwtì, káwat, tíkas, tákaw, likúm, lílong, tágò).
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To treat harshly, unjustly or oppressively, to oppress. Sing masamí ang mga ímol ginalimólimó sang mga manggaránon. Often the poor are harshly treated by the rich. Indì mo paglimólimohón ang ímo sologoón. Don't deal unjustly with your servant. (see pígus).
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(Sp. limosna) Alms, offering, gift, bounty, dole, gratuity; stipend for a Mass; funeral fee; to give an alms, etc. Ilimós sa makalolóoy nga táo iníng pisítas. Give the poor man this peseta. Límsi-or-limosí ang makilímos sing salapî. Give the beggar fifty centavos. Linímsan níya ang simbáhan sing napúlò ka mángmang. He made an offering of ten pesos to the church. Walâ pa silá paglímsi sang lángit sing mga bátà. They have not yet been blessed with children. Heaven has not yet granted them the gift of children. (see hátag, regálo, etc.).
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(Sp. limpio) Clean, stainless, spotless, pure, free, clear; to clean, cleanse, make stainless, etc. Límpyohí ang balatonán, ang mga pínggan, etc. Clean the reception room, the plates, etc. Ilímpyo iníng habón sa mga panápton. Wash the clothes with this soap. Linimpyohán níya ang mga báso sing maáyo. He cleaned the glasses well. Límpyo na ang lángit nga walâ sing gál-um. The sky is now clear of clouds. (see tínlò).
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To tread, trample upon, applied especially to the separating of rice-grains from the ears by trampling on them. Linása ang humáy. Tread the rice. Linásan akó nímo sing tátlo ka pásong nga humáy. Tread three bushels of rice for me. Maálam ka balá maglínas? Do you know how to tread rice? Ginlínas gid lang níya ang ákon katarúngan. He trampled on my rights. He spurned my arguments. (see lápak, tápak).
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(H) Immature, green, unripe, tender, minor. Línghod pa ang mga páhò. The mangoes are still green, are not yet ripe. Nalinghorán akó sináng mga búnga. Those fruits seem to me to be green, to be unripe. Línghod pa siá sing panuigón. He is still of tender years, is young yet. (see mánghud).
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Dim. and Freq. of lingî. Indì ka gánì maglingîlíngì sinâ nga táo, kay maláut sing batásan. Don't even look at that man, because he is a bad character. Ginpalingîlíngì sang ilóy ang íya nga bátà sang halúk. The mother showered kisses on her baby turning it this way and that.