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(B) Short; brief, curtailed; to shorten, become short. Ginbugô ko ron ang ímo sóol, súlnga.-Hóod, mayád man, pay pabugoí pa gid ti sángka pulgáda. (see Ginlíp-ot, ko, na, ang, ímo, pakô, tan-awá, -Hóo, maáyo, man, ápang, palip-otí, pa, gid, sing, isá, ka, pulgáda). I have shortened your sleeve, look here.-Yes, all right, but shorten it by one inch more. Bugoá ang pagútud sang tápì. Cut the plank short. Bugô nga bánko, kalát, sulát, etc. A short bench, rope, letter, etc. Bugoón mo ang soól sang ákon báyò. Shorten the sleeve of my jacket. Make a short sleeve for my jacket. (see líp-ot).

To cut lengthwise, diminish the width or breadth of, to narrow, separate a part from. Ang pagbúhin sang kalaparón sang hénero, papél, tápì, etc. ginatawág nga paggíkas. To lessen the width of cloth, paper, planks, etc. is called "paggíkas". Gikási ang papél sing duhá ka pulgáda. Cut two inches off the width of the paper. Ginikásan ko iníng papél, kay támà kalápad sa ákon makinílya. I cut this paper for it was too wide for my typewriter. Sa mahábul nga sinsél índì ka makagíkas sing maáyo sang sin. With a blunt cold chisel you cannot cut the galvanized iron well. Gikása iníng báhin sang papél. Tear off this part of the paper.

Nail; to nail. Ilánsang siá sa kruz. Nail him to the cross. Ginlánsang níya ang pisára sa díngding. He nailed the blackboard to the wall. Lansangá ang tápì nga nagukáb. Nail down the plank that has become loose. Lansangí lang ang lamésa. Drive nails in the table. Bákli akó sing isá ka kílo nga lánsang nga parís nga tagótlo ka pulgáda. Buy me one kilo of three-inch wire-nails.