"Basas" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
basás - (Sp. baza) To make or win a trick
in card-playing, to win; to beat, overcome,
outdo, subdue. Walâ kamó makabasás sa
ámon. You did not win a trick from us. Indì
basâ-basâ – bastánte
ka makabasás sa íya sa sugilánon, sa
hámpang, etc. You cannot beat him at
conversation, at play, etc. (cf. daúg).
básas - (Sp. baza) A trick (at cardplaying); a round of cards.
basas, básas v [A12; b(1)] have the upper hand, be on the win-ning end.
Wà kay basasan ánang bayhána, You have no chance of getting the upper hand with that woman.
One of the hardest-to-swallow, most countercultural, counter intuitive implications of the gospel is that bearing up under a difficult burden with patient perseverance is a good thing.
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