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(Sp. punta) Point, sharp end of anything, end; to point or aim at. Puntahá sing maáyo sang pusíl mo ang píspis. Ipúnta sing maáyo ang pusíl mo sa píspis. Take good aim at the bird with your rifle.

To notch, nick, to strike or break off a piece, as of crockery, glass-ware, etc. Nabilbigán ang kólon. The cooking pot had a piece broken off. Bilbigí ang púnta sang awís. Strike off the point of the awis-shell. Bilbigá ang binílbig. Break the potsherd. (see bínting, píngas).

To break, bend, blunt, said of pointed tools and other things not made of metal. Nalúsì ang ákon báhì. My wooden dibble has got blunted. Nalusían akó sing kokó. One of my fingernails has got jagged. Ginlúsì ni Fuláno ang púnta siníng búgsok. N.N. broke the point of this wooden stake.

The top, summit, apex, tip, crest, crown (of a tree, bamboo, etc.) (see púnta, tángkap).

The top, summit, apex, tip, crest, crown (of a tree, bamboo, etc.) (see púnta, tángkap).

(Sp. pedal) Treadle, pedal; to secure or hold fast by treading or exerting pressure upon. Pidalí ang tápì sa púnta. Press the board firmly down at the end. Pidalí ang papél, agúd índì mahúlug. Hold the paper down firmly or it will fall. (see lapakán).

A fold or plait, anything folded or plaited, a dog-ear. May pinilokán sa púnta sang papél. There is a fold at the corner of the paper. The paper is turned down (dog-eared) at the corner. (see pilók, piníd-an).

(Sp. punta de diamante) A kind of plant with prickly leaves.

To fray (out), untwist, unravel, wear out, tear to (in, into) rags (tatters), to break or crush so as to unloosen the fibres; to ravel out, become untwisted, broken, crushed. Ang amó nga kasubô nagtâtâ sang mga nahót sang íya tagiposóon. That sorrow broke her heart (heart-strings). Natâtâ (Nagkatâtâ) na ang kalát, ang púnta sang búgsok, etc. The rope has become untwisted, the point of the stake got blunted, etc. (see sâsâ, tástas, lúsì, lúsò, nútnut, nátnat, lumâ, pusâ).

(Sp. apuntar) To aim at, to point out; to baste, tack, sew provisionally with long stitches. Apuntahá gid ánay kag tahión. Make a basting first and then sew. Figuratively: Ginaapuntahán siá sang ános. He is in the first stage of consumption.

To baste, tack, to sew by hand with wide stitches previous to sewing by machine. Apuntahá ánay kag makinahón. Baste first and then machine. (see halóthot).

(Sp. despuntar) To sew well, sew with fine, machine-like stitches. Dispuntihá lang ang hénero, kay walâ kitá sing mákina sa tahî. Stitch the cloth well, because we have no sewing machine. (see tahî).

(H) To aim, take aim, see, look at, inspect. Silangá sing maáyo ang ímo pusíl. Aim your rifle well. Silangá sing maáyo ang píspis. Take good aim at the bird. (see apúnta, tán-aw, túluk).