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Cork, stopper, stopple, bung; to cork, stopple, close a bottle, etc. Sungsungí ang botílya. Cork the bottle. Isúngsung sa botílya iníng papél. Use this paper as a cork for the bottle.

To confront (face) danger, walk against the wind, swim against the current, etc. (see súlay, súray).

To plug, bung up, stop up a hole by means of a pin, bolt, wedge or the like driven in from inside or from underneath the object to be plugged or mended. Alópi ang lusóng. Plug the rice-mortar. Iálop ko iníng káhoy sa lusóng. I am going to stop up the hole in the rice-mortar with this piece of wood. (see hálop; for the cork or stopple of a bottle "súngsung" is to be used).

(B) Toughness, hardness, tightness, immovability; to move with difficulty, to be hard-, difficult-, to deal with. Nagáwot na ang tinápay nga dáan. The stale bread has become hard. Gináwot níla ang súngsung sa botílya. They made the cork fit very tight in the bottle. Sang tingádlaw mahapús ang pagbukás siníng ganháan, ápang karón, kay tingulán na, nagáwot. In the dry season it was easy to open this door, but now in the rainy season it is difficult. Naawótan akó sa paggábut siníng lánsang. It was a hard job for me to draw out this nail. Ginawótan akó sináng táo sa pagpaháylosa íya. I had great difficulty in bringing that man over to my point of view. Iníng kárne maáwot. This meat is tough. (see tíg-a, húnit, hugút, paganót).

To stop a hole or leakage in a pot or other vessel with plaster, thick paint, cement, etc. Bidaí ang gorgoríta, kay may balanâ. Plaster the water-cooler, for it has a crack. Ibidâ iníng isá ka hákup nga siménto sa alhíbi. Stop the leak in the water-tank with this handful of cement. Ibidâ akó siníng láta, kay nagatubúd. Kindly plaster this can, for it leaks. (see pálhit, dókdok, súngsung, tábon, patogón).

Cork, stopple, stopper, plug, bung, spike; to cork, stopple, etc. Doóli ang botílya. Cork the bottle. (see súngsung).

(Sp. tapón) Cork, stopple, plug, bung, cover, lid; to cover as with a lid, etc. Butangí sing tapón ang botílya, pínggan, kólon, etc. Cork the bottle, cover the plate, rice-kettle, etc. (see tabón, tábon, súngsung, loón, soón).

To cover a bottle, jar, pot, basket, etc. with a piece of paper, cloth, or the like and fasten with a string tied round the neck of the vessel (receptacle). Tutubá (Tutubí) ang pasók nga may sulúd nga báboy (nga unúd sang báboy). Cover and close the neck of the bamboo tube containing pork. May ginamús nga natutúb. There is some salt fish wrapped up somewhere i.e. There is some secret behind it. There is something that shuns the light, that should be hidden or kept out of view. (see súngsung, putús, baláhos, tábon).

Pervious to air or odour, not air-tight, leaky, porous; to be pervious to air, smell, etc. Nagahungáw ang bíno sa botílya. The smell of the wine is escaping through the bottle. Sungsungí ang botílya sing maáyo, agúd nga índì maghungáw ang bínò. Cork the bottle well, lest air should come in contact with the wine. Ginhungawán kamí dídto sang báhò sang ginamús nga sa sulúd sang pasók. We were annoyed there by the smell of salt fish coming from the bamboo-receptacle. Hungáw nga paníngug. A sound or voice that escapes, a piercing shriek. (see sungáw).

To become weak, flat, light or vapid, lose-strength,-flavour,-bouquet. Naglád-ang ang bíno, lánggaw, etc., kay walâ pagsungsungí ang botílya. The wine has lost its flavour, the vinegar has lost its strength, etc., because the bottle is not corked. Naladangán akó siníng serbésa. It seems to me this beer has gone flat. (see táhaw, táb-ang).

Leaking, escaping (of steam, vapour, odour); not air-tight, not closed well (of bottles, barrels, etc.); to escape, leak, to admit air, be not airtight, to become weak or spoilt by exposure to air. Sungáw (Nagsungáw) ang bulúng sa sulúd sináng botílya. The smell of the medicine in that bottle is filling the air. The medicine in that bottle is spoilt (not having been closed well). Sungsungí ang tolotádyaw sing hugút, nga índì magsungáw. Cork (Close) the vial tight-to keep out air,-lest air should get in. Nasungawán akó sang báhò sang bulúng. I noticed the smell of the medicine escaping from its receptacle.