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Loose, not tight, moving freely; to loosen, get loose. Ang pakô sang íya kamiséta halúg. His shirt-sleeve is loose. Ang síngsing mo halúg sa ákon túdlò. Your ring is too big for my finger. Naghalúg ang háwak sang íya sárwal, kay nagníwang siá. The waist of his trousers became too wide for him, because he had got lean. Pahalugá gáwa ang paláy sa búhò. Make the bolt fit a little more loosely into the hole. Ipahalúg ko sa sapatéro iníng mga sapátos, kay gutúk sa ákon tiíl. I'll get the shoemaker to widen these boots, for they are too tight for my feet. (see tugák, hugák).
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Loose, slack, not tight, not well secured. (see halugakâ, halúg, halugâ, hugák, talungkakâ).
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(B) Loose, not well tied or fastened, tied below the waist; to come loose, etc. Buyâ ang íya nga patádyong. Her skirt is loosely tied. Nagbuyâ ang íya patádyong. Her skirt came loose. Ginpabuyâ níya ang ubít sang íya nga patádyong. She loosened the fastening of her skirt. Indì mo pagpabuyaón ang ímo nga patádyong. Don't loosen your skirt. (see labóy, halúg).
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Loose, slack, not tight. (see halúg, halungkakâ, hugakâ, tugák).
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Dim. and Freq. of halúg. Pahalúghalugón mo iníng síngsing kay gutúk sa íya nga túdlò. Enlarge this ring a little, for it is too tight for her finger.
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Loose, slack, not tied or fastened well, shaky, unsteady, not tight; to be loose, etc. Ang íya paghigót sang karabáw halug-á. He tied the buffalo loosely. Naghalugâ ang higót sang bakág. The fastening of the basket came untied. Halugaá ang paghigót, índì mo paghúgton. Tie loosely, not tightly. (see halúg, halugakâ, halungkakâ).
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Loose, etc. See halúg, halugâ, halugakâ. Also: Half-hearted, careless, insincere, not with right good will. Halungkakâ gid lang ang pagágda níya sa ákon. He invited me only as a matter of form (for mere appearance' sake, with no real heartiness). Halungkakâ nga trabáho. Bungling performance, careless, botched, clumsy work. (see pasamústra, alakápa, halimpapáw, salimpapáw, pakuláhaw).
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A shirt-collar, the hole or opening for the neck in a garment; to make a shirt-collar. Nagalíab siá sang ákon báyò or ginaliában níya ang ákon báyò. She is making a collar for my jacket. Ilíab iníng gúnting. Use this pair of scissors to cut out the collar. Liábi ang íya nga báyò sing halúg. Make a loose collar for her dress. (see kolyár).
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Wedge; to wedge, fasten or secure with a wedge. Píl-i (piilí) ang halúg nga káhoy. Secure the loose piece of wood with a wedge.
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Loose, not tight, etc. (See halungkakâ, halúg, tugák).
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Loose, slack, remiss, shaky, not tight or taut; to loosen, be or become loose, to slacken. Tugakí sing diótay ang písì, dílì mo paghúgton sing támà. Loosen the string a little, don't make it too tight. Kabáy (pa) nga índì magtugák ang íla mga paningúhà. May they not slacken their efforts. Tugák na lang ang íya pagláum nga--. He is not in great hopes any longer of--. He has almost given up all hope of--. (see hugák, halúg).
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Loose, not close together, not tight; to be or become loose, etc. See hugák, halúg, tugák.
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Loose, slack, etc. See halugâ.
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To fail, lose, have one's hopes dashed; to balk, frustrate, prevent, baffle. (see lugáw-an).
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To pull-, draw-, tug-, haul-, down. Halugúta ang písì, agúd magsákà ang hayáhay. Pull the rope down, so that the banner may go up. Ihalúgut akó sináng kalát nga nagasáblay sa tambárà. Kindly pull down for me that rope hanging from the scaffold. Halugútan mo ang mutón sang kalát, dílì ang kawáyan, kay mataís ang kalát sa bokó sang kawáyan. Draw the rope down over the pulley, not over the bamboo, for the rope will be chafed by the bamboo-joint.
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