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(H) Short, brief, curt, curtailed, abridged, laconic, concise, reduced (of length of time as well as of linear extension). (see líp-ot, malígpot, mabugô).

Occupation, business, engagement, work, anything that detains; to keep busy or engaged, to hinder from doing or attending to something else. May awát akó. I have some task to perform, some work in hand (and, consequently, I beg to be excused). Ginawát akó níya. He kept me occupied, hindered me from attending to something else. Dî mo akó pagawatón. Don't hinder or interrupt me. Iníng trabáho iawát ko sa ímo. I'll give you this work as an interruption to your present engagement. Awatí sing malíp-ot nga tión ang ímong buluhatón. Interrupt for a moment your present occupation. Allow your time to be encroached upon for a while. Awát man lang inâ. That was only an interruption, was of no avail, to no purpose, was a complete failure. Indì ka magkádto dídto, kay awát man lang ang ímo pagkádto. Don't go there, for your going there will be only a waste of time. (see kaawátan, mainawáton, libáng).

Short; to shorten. (see líp-ot, malíp-ot).

A kind of squirrel. Ang kiwíg amó ang isá ka sápat nga malábà sing pangolíhi kag malíp-ot sing pangúnhan. The "kiwíg" is an animal with long hind-legs and short fore-legs.

Short, brief (particularly in the plural). (see malíp-ot).

(B) Short. See bugô, malíp-ot.

(Sp. servir) To attend on, wait upon, serve, do one's bidding, be at one's command, be obedient to; to be of use or advantage, to serve, avail, answer-, serve-,-one's turn,-one's purpose. Sirbehi sing maáyo ang ímo agálon. Serve your master well. Magsírbe ka sa Diós. Serve God. Iníng lánsang índì makasírbe, kay malíp-ot. This nail won't do (is of no use); it is too short.

To splice, add to in length, prolong, join, continue. Sugponá ang duhá ka písì. Join the two strings together. Sugponí ang kalát, kay malíp-ot. Join another piece to the rope, for it is too short. Isúgpon iníng lúbid. Add this string or cord. Indì ka magsúgpon sa mga dinúpak nga halambalánon. Don't join in-, take part in-, indecent conversations.

To splice, scarf, join pieces of timber by overlapping them so that the pieces joined are very strongly held together; a piece of timber joined to another, an addition, prolongation. Sumpaká iníng duhá ka halígi. Splice these two posts. Sumpakí ang halígi, kay malíp-ot. Splice another piece to the post, for it is too short. Isúmpak iníng káhoy sa halígi. Scarf (Splice) this piece of wood to the post. (see súgpon).