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Straightness, directness, rightness. (see tádlung).

Straight, straight-forward, direct, right, rectilinear, honest, frank. (tádlung).

See katádlung. Also: Straight-forwardness, honesty, rectitude, uprightness; honest and upright dealing.

Oblique, diagonal, not vertical or horizontal, slanting; to be, become or make diagonal, etc. Ang balásbas dílì tíndog. What is oblique is not vertical. Balasbasón mo ang pagtakúd sang láso sa ákon báyò. Fasten the ribbon obliquely across my jacket. Walâ níya pagtadlungá ang pagarádo, kóndì ginbalásbas níya. He did not plough straight across the field, but diagonally, from corner to corner. Ibalásbas iníng láso sa pakô sang ákon báyò. Put this ribbon aslant across the sleeve of my jacket.

Not quite vertical, leaning-inclined, slanting; to lean a little, be inclined, etc. Kaína matádlung pa ang halígi, karón nagbalingíg na. A while ago the post was straight, now it has inclined a little. Pabalingigá ang halígi. Slant the post a little. (see hiláy, talingî, talingíg, tingíg).

Out of the perpendicular or vertical line, leaning, inclined, bent, lopsided, slanting; to lean; incline, slant. Tadlungá ang hiláy nga halígi. Straighten the leaning post. Iníng káhoy nagahiláy pa bagátnan. This tree inclines towards the south. Ginhiláy sang hángin ang ámon baláy. The wind caused our house to lean. Ginahiláy sang hángin ang mga kawáyan. The bamboo is being bent by the wind. (see hápay, hapáy, tikô).

Dim. and Freq. of hílok. Hilókhilóka ang tuangtuangán túbtub nga magbángkong. Bend the carrier's pole again and again till it becomes properly curved. Ginhilókhílok níya ang bastón nga tikô túbtub nga magtádlung. He bent back the crooked stick till at last it remained straight.

Too short, not reaching far enough, below requirements. Ang kabús kag labáw nga batásan áton tadlungón. We should make normal, habits that fall below the standard as well as those that exceed. (see kulábus, kúlang, higúshigús).

To overlap, stick out at the side of, protrude, dislocate completely. Papaá ang lánsang sing matádlung, agúd índì maglíw-as. Drive the nail in straight, so that it may not come out at the side. Naglíw-as ang íya túl-an. His bone stuck out or protruded. Nagliw-as ang íya bútkon. His arm was dislocated. (see súlpò, lúak).

To revolve or turn round, especially in dancing, to pirouette. Pasábud kamó. Spin around. Turn around in circles. Ginapasábud níya si Fulána. He is spinning around with Miss N.N. Also used metaphorically. Tadlungá lang ang ímo hámbal, índì mo pagpasabúron (pagpasibúdon, pagpasibúron). Talk straightforwardly and not in circumlocutions. Do not beat about the bush. (see pasíbud).