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Firm, stable; level smooth; to be stable, level, etc. Hámtang na ang íla baláy. Their house is strong now. Hámtang ang salúg, plása, etc. The floor, public square, etc. is level. Hámtang na ang íla pagpuyô dídto. Now they are living there for good, permanently. Sa hámtang sang --. Instead of --. In place of --.
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(B) Large, tall, big, huge, vast, sizable, ample, spacious, capacious, voluminous, bulky, massive, massy, great; to be or become large, etc. Naghánggud na ang tínday sang karabáw. The calf of the buffalo has grown big. Hanggudá ang ákon báhin, ang búslot, etc. Give me a large share, make a wide hole, etc. Pahanggudá ang báboy kag ibalígyà mo kon hánggud na. Let the pig get big and sell it when it is full-grown. Ipahánggud ko sa ímo iníng tínday. I'll give you this calf to rear. Hánggud nga baláy, táo, bató, etc. A large house, man, stone, etc. (see dakû, mabahól, matáas, malápad, hanáhay).
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To stack, pile up, make a pile of (wood, etc.). Hantalá ang káhoy. Stack the wood. Hantalí akó siníng gatóng. Make for me a pile of this firewood. Ihántal ang káhoy sa idálum sang baláy. Stack the wood under the house. Ihántal akó ánay siníng mga halígi sa bodéga. Please pile up these posts in the store-room. (see kamáda).
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To drop in, visit, call upon; to strike, graze, touch. Hápit ka ánay dirí sa ámon? Won't you come up for a moment? Ginhapítan nínyo si Párì Lukás dídto sa Ilóngílong?-Walâ kamí makahápit sa íya, kay nagdalî kamí sa pagpaúlì. Did you call on Father Lucas in Iloilo?-No, we could not call on him, for we were in a hurry to get home. Ang íya baláy hinápit sang líntì kag nasúnug. His house was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. Ang isá ka trák humápit sang íya nga síko nga natángday sa talámbwan sa túman kabáskug nga túbtub ang mga túl-an sang íya abága nagkalutá gid. A passing truck grazed his elbow, which was resting on the window, with such force that his shoulder was dislocated. (see sákà, dúaw, salapáy).
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To pile one thing above another in regular order, stack (leaves, sheets, boards, etc.). Hapnigá ang mga dáhon sang búyò, tabákò, etc. Arrange the buyo-, tobacco-leaves etc. neatly in a pile. Hapnigí akó sináng mga papél. Put those papers together in a pile for me. Ihápnig akó ánay sináng mga rebísta nga nagadulúm-ok. Please pile up neatly those reviews lying about in disorder. Ihápnig nínyo ang mga tápì sa idálum sang baláy. Stack the boards underneath the house. (see hántal, kamáda, aníb).
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To clear, clean (of obstructions). Hawáni ang idálum sang baláy, kay madámù ang mga rámò. Clean up underneath the house, for there is much rubbish there. Nahawánan na ang pátyo sang hilamón. The cemetery is now free of grass, (i.e. the grass has been cut down or pulled out by the roots). Iháwan iníng binángon sa plása. Use this bolo to clean the public square with.
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Oblique, crooked, out of alignment, unsymmetrical, awry, askew, aslant, out of line, not parallel; to be out of alignment, etc. Indì mo pagpahibatón ang terál. Don't put up the loom crooked. Naghibát ang mga halígi siníng baláy. The posts of this house are not in line, are out of alignment. (see balingíg, talingíg, etc.).
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Mutual help, cooperation; to help each other, cooperate, first finishing together the work of one and then that of the other party. Hil-ohí akó sa pagpatíndog sang ákon baláy. Help me to build my house (and I will help you later on). Nagahil-ohánay silá sa pagtánum. They help each other in planting their rice. (see binuligáy, etc.).
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To cherish, miss or regret the loss of, be sorry to part with, hold dear, set great store by. Walâ siá magkahílak sang íya nga pílak sa amó nga mga butáng. He did not regret spending money for such things. Ginakahilákan níya ang íya bág-o nga baláy. He takes great care of his new home. Pagkahilákan mo ang ímo bág-o nga térno. Treat your new suit of clothes with care. (see hálung, ngílin).
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Out of the perpendicular or vertical line, leaning, inclined, bent, lopsided, slanting; to lean; incline, slant. Tadlungá ang hiláy nga halígi. Straighten the leaning post. Iníng káhoy nagahiláy pa bagátnan. This tree inclines towards the south. Ginhiláy sang hángin ang ámon baláy. The wind caused our house to lean. Ginahiláy sang hángin ang mga kawáyan. The bamboo is being bent by the wind. (see hápay, hapáy, tikô).
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(H) To be or go far away, travel far. Nagpahilayô siá sa ákon. He went far away from me. Indì ka magpahilayô. Don't go far. Ipahilayô mo sa ímo mga bátà ang maláut nga mga balasahón. Remove far from your children bad reading matter. Ipahilayô mo siá sa ímo baláy. Send him far away from your home. Nagahilayóay ang íla bánwa. Their home-towns are far away one from the other. (see layô).
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To start building a house, lay the foundation of something, begin, commence. (see bálay).
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To assemble, gather, collect, foregather, come together. Ang mga pamatán-on kon gáb-i gánì nga masánag ang búlan nagahímbon sa kinurúsan sang dálan. The young people on moonlight nights come together at the cross-roads. Himboná silá sa baláy. Gather them together in the house. Himboní akó sing duhá ka púlò ka manganganí, kay ipaáni ko sa íla ang ákon alányon. Gather for me twenty rice-harvesters, for I will get them to reap my rice crop. (see típon, dúguk, hinúbonhúbon, ímpon, talampúyuk).
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To reach the goal, terminate, complete, finish, get ready, dispatch. Saráng ka makahingágaw dirí sa las dóse? Can you be here at twelve o'clock? Hingagáwon mo ang ákon talahíon sa buás. Finish (or dispatch) my sewing to-morrow. Ginhingágaw níya ang baláy sa walâ magulán. He reached home before it rained. Hingagáwa ang koríyo. Try to reach the mail (i.e. be there when the mail comes in). Makahingágaw ka balá siní túbtub karón sa hápon? Do you think you can finish it this evening? (see ágaw, tápus, hingápus).
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To burn brightly or fiercely, blaze, be in a blaze, be ablaze, take-, catch-, be on-, fire, be in-, be enveloped in-, flames. Nagahingaláyo na ang baláy. The house is enveloped in flames. (see kaláyo).
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To end, finish, complete, terminate, conclude. Makahingápus ka sang kodál túbtub maghápon? Can you finish the fence by this evening? Hingapúsa ang ímo sulát, diskúrso, etc. Finish your letter, discourse, etc. Hingapúsi na akó sang ákon mga sapátos, kay dúgay na man ang paghulát ko. Please finish the boots for me, because I have been waiting for them a long time. Ihingápus akó ánay sang atóp sang baláy. Please finish first the roof of the house for me. (see tápus, hingágaw).
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To gather, collect, come together, flock together, meet as people in public places, on roads, etc., or as birds on trees, etc. Sa adláwádlaw nga tanán may mga táo nga nagahinubónhúbon sa baláy-bánwa, etc. Every day there are people gathering in crowds in the municipal building, etc. (see hubónhúbon).