"Atas" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
átas - A method of catching fish by
draining off the water; to drain a riverchannel, to strand fish by draining off the
water. Ang kanál ginaátas, ang ísdà
ginaatásan. The channel is drained, the
fish is caught by draining off the water.
Atási akó sing ísdà. Catch fish for me by
draining off the water. Mangátas kitá. Let
us go fishing by the átas method. Iátas akó
ánay. Please take my place at fishing by the
method called átas.
átas v {1} [B126] be sickly, retarded in growth after being made to do s.t.
before reaching the proper age.
Maátas ang baktin kun sayung lutásun, The piglet will be stunted if you wean it prematurely.
{2} [A; a12] wear out a razor blade.
() a worn out dull.
v [B] get worn out.
Muatas ang labáha, The razor will get dull.
If you have strength, why won’t you work?
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alatasán - (H) A water channel that can be drained for catching fish by the method of "átas”, (which see).
Read the complete definitionalatasón - (H) Fish to be caught by draining away water and leaving them stranded. (átas).
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