Meaning of tágbong

To be heavy, ponderous, etc. See búg-at.

To cast overboard, sink, immerse, throw or put into water or soil below the surface. Ang mapatáy sa sakayán, ginatágbong níla sa dágat. The man that died on board was buried by them at sea, was cast overboard. Itágbong iníng mga sáhà sa higád (binít) sang sápà. Put these banana-shoots into the earth near the brooklet. Nagatágbong na ang íya ginháwa. His life is ebbing away. He is sinking fast.