Hiligaynon
(Sp. varar) To run aground, to run on sand in shallow water, be stranded (said of ships). Nagbará or nabará ang bapór. The steamer ran aground. Andamí ang ímo pagdalá sang sakayán, agúd índì magbará. Be careful in steering the boat, lest it should run aground. Dî mo pagpabarahón ang bapór. Don't run the boat aground. Figuratively: Nabará kamí kahápon sa igtubá. Yesterday we were stranded on the other side of the river.
Hiligaynon
(Sp. vara, barra) Yard, yard-stick; crowbar, iron bar. (see báda).