"Puga" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
pugá - A hard clod—, clump—, lump—, of
earth. Podporá ang mga pugá. Crumble
the lumps of earth. Magakalapódpod gid
yanáng mga pugá kon ulanán sing
madámol. Those clods of earth will
crumble under a heavy shower of rain. (cf.
parák, padák, bilóg).
púgà - To compress or wring out.
Magpúgà ka sang túbig (púg-on (pugáon)
mo ang túbig) gíkan sa panápton. Wring
(Press) out the water from the clothes. Púgi (Pugái) ang panápton. Wring—out the
clothes,—the clothes dry.
púga a for a woman to be beautiful (slang).
púga v [A2; b26] escape from prison.
Nakapúga ang bitayú-nun, The prisoner escaped from death row.
n escapee from a prison.
() = púga, n.
pugà v {1b} [A; b(1)] put s.t.
into s.t.
else coupled with squeez-ing action.
Kinahanglan pug-ag asin ang paliya arun mawálà ang kapait, You have to squeeze the ampalaya out with salt to get rid of the bitter taste.
pugà v {1} [A; a] squeeze to extract juice.
Pugaa (pug-a) ug maáyu ang limunsítu, Squeeze the calamondin dry.
{1a} sa útuk [A135; a12] rack ones brains.
Nagpugà ku sa ákung útuk ug unsay itubag, Im racking my brains to think of how to answer.
{1b} kapug-an ug singut dripping wet with sweat.
{2} [AN; a12] force s.
o.
to do s.t.
Kinsay nagpugà nímu pagpahátag sa kwarta?
Who compelled you to give the money?
Dì ka makapugà (makapamugà) nákù pagbutar nímu, You cant force me to vote for you.
Gipugà siya pagpatug-an sa mga pulis, The cops forced him to confess.
-in- n s.t.
squeezed out.
They tell me to be quietWhen I’d rather cause a riotAnd have everyone screamingOut their eccentric meaning.
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