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To pick for "Blind man" in a game. Each partaker puts one finger into the open hand of the leader; he whose finger is caught in the suddenly closed hand has to be "Blind man", or the like. "Pitópíto, dákpa si Beníto, kay nangáwat (nanákaw) sing (kang) tubó". "Pitópíto, catch Benito, for he has stolen sugar cane" (one of the doggerels sung by children).

(Sp. pliego) A sheet of paper, folded paper, note-paper. Bákli akó sing tátlo ka pliégo nga papél. Buy me three sheets of paper.

To move about as fish in a net, to be crowded; to wriggle, struggle. Nagapókot gid lang ang mga táo sa sulúd sang simbáhan. The people in the church are moving about like fish in a net, i.e. they are crowded or closely packed. Nagdúmug kag nagpokotáy silá nga duhá sing maláwig túbtub nga ang isá sa íla nabúntol. The two of them wrestled and struggled for a long time till one of them was thrown (and gave in).

(H) To plate, overlay, cover with gold or silver; to polish, give lustre to, make bright. Pológa ang síngsing, aríto, etc. Plate the ring, ear-ring, etc. (Cover the ring, ear-ring etc.) with gold. Pológi akó siníng síngsing sing buláwan. Please plate this ring of mine with gold. (púlug id.).

To put thorns or briars across a path, obstruct a road or entrance by means of thorny branches and the like. Polpolí ang dálan sing dógi. Close the road with thorny branches. Ginpólpol níla sa dálan iníng sibúkaw. They put these sebucao-branches across the road.

(Sp. posa) A pause; a stop or halt in a funeral procession for the purpose of singing a response; to sing a response at a funeral. Magpósas kamó dirí. Stop here for the singing of a response. May tátlo ka pósas. There will be (or were) three pauses or stops (for the singing of a response).

A kind of dish made of rice mixed with meat, ragout, fricassee; also verb. Napospasán akó níya sing manók kag bugás nga maputî. She prepared for me a chicken mixed with white rice.

To spirt (spurt) out in a rather large stream or quantity, to squirt. Ang túbig nagapóswak sa túbo. The water is spirting out of the tube. Naposwakán akó sing nánà sang íya dakû nga hubág. I was sprinkled (spattered) with matter from his large boil. (see búswak).

(Sp. premio) Premium, reward, recompense, remuneration, prize, meed, guerdon; to reward, grant a premium, etc. remunerate, requite. Premiohí siá sing medálya. Give him a medal as a prize. (see dúlut, hátag, bugáy, pásdà, pádya, regálo).

(Sp. prensa) Smoothing iron, box-iron, sadiron, flatiron; to press or iron cloth. Prensahá ang panápton. Iron the clothes. Prensahí akó sang ákon báyò. Press my jacket. Anó ang iprénsa mo kon walâ ka sing prénsa? What will you iron with, if you have no flat-iron? (see perénsa, plánsa).

(Sp. frito, freir) Fried; to fry. Manók nga piniríto. Fried chicken. Pritóha ang manók. Fry the chicken. Pritóhi akó sing kárne. Fry me some meat. (see gisá, gisádo).

A hard clod-, clump-, lump-, of earth. Podporá ang mga pugá. Crumble the lumps of earth. Magakalapódpod gid yanáng mga pugá kon ulanán sing madámol. Those clods of earth will crumble under a heavy shower of rain. (see parák, padák, bilóg).

Piece, part, crumb; to fall to (go to) pieces, disintegrate, crumble, break up, break asunder (of clods of earth, lumps of salt or sugar, etc.). Napúgday (Nagkapúgday) na ang mga pugá sa inaradóhan, kay naulanán sing madámol. The clods of earth in the ploughed field have crumbled, because they have been soaked with rain. Pugdayá ang bilóg nga kalámay. Crush the lump of sugar.

Very simple, unadorned, plain; one who is slovenlily or shabbily dressed; a simpleton. Walâ makakúhà sing prémyo ang íla mga baláybálay sa amó nga paindísíndis, kay támà gid ka pugóypugóy. Their booths were given no prize in that competition, because they were far too plain (without any decorations, etc.).

To repress, restrain, check, prevent, curb, hold-, keep-, back (in check), to hinder, impede, control, withhold. Púnggi ang kaákig mo. Curb your anger. Pinúnggan níya siá sa pagkáon sing kárne. He prevented him from eating meat. Daw sa dílì na mapúnggan ang dakû níya nga dumút. His great hatred can scarcely be repressed now. It looks as if his intense hatred has got beyond his control. Walâ níya mapúnggi sa gilayón ang nagadalágan nga áwto kag ang makalolóoy nga táo nadalasâ. He could not stop at once the racing automobile and the poor man was run over. (see puút, sagáng, tápnà).

To overthrow, overturn, fell to the ground, lay low, cut down; to fall down. Pukána ang káhoy. Fell the tree. Pukáni akó sing ápat ka halígi. Cut down four posts for me. Ginpúkan sang hángin ang páhò. The mango-tree was blown down by the wind. Nagkalapúkan silá sa patág sang pagawáyan. They fell on the field of battle. Kon mabáskug ang bágyo mapúkan (magakapúkan) iníng baláy. If there should blow a violent storm, this house will tumble down. (see pulúd, túmba).

To wake, awake, awaken, stir up, rouse. Pukáwa siá. Wake him. Pukáwi akó sing limá ka táo. Wake five men for me. Palapúkaw sa (sang) kalág. Awakener of the soul.

(H) A word, term, vocable, saying, speech; to say, speak, utter, express oneself. Anó ang ginpúlong níya? What did he say? Pulóngi siá sing mahínay kag matinahóron. Speak to him quietly and respectfully. Sa laín nga púlong--. In other words--. Mga pilá lang ka púlong ang íya nga ginhámbal. He spoke (said) only a few words. (see silíng, hambál).

Advantage, benefit, profit, gain, use, usefulness, service, help, stead, avail; value, worth, efficacy; to be of use, be profitable, advantageous, useful. May pulús pa inâ. That is quite useful still. Walâ sing pulús iní. This is no good, is of no use. Indì na ikáw makapulús sinâ. Indì mo na mapúslan inâ. You can no longer get any advantage out of that. That is of no avail (no good) to you any more. Ginpúslan níya sing dakû ang amó nga kahigayónan. He made very good use of the occasion. He took advantage of the occasion. He profited by the opportunity. (see himulús).

To belch forth, spirt out, spit out, emit jets of. Ang amó nga bolkán kon kaisá nagapúlway sing maitúm kag madámol nga asó sa íya bábà. That volcano at times belches forth (vomits, spews) dark and dense smoke from the crater. (see úlway).