"Pugus" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
púgus - To press—, clasp—, strain—, to
one’s bosom, to embrace, clasp in one’s
arms, throw one’s arms around, to hug,
cuddle, strain—, fold—, clasp—, in one’s
arms (embrace). (cf. hakús, abráso).
pugus v {1} [A3PN; a1cN] compel s.
o.
to do s.t.
Dì untà ku mupalit, apan mamugus giyud ang ákung asáwa, I didnt want to buy any, but my wife insisted.
Way nagpugus nímu pag-pakasalà, No one is forcing you to commit a sin.
{1a} pugsun ug it cannot be helped that [such-and-such] is the case.
Pug-sun ug daghang mangulitáwu nákù, Can I help it if lots of men fall for me?
Pugsun ug nasayup ku, I couldnt help making a mistake.
{2} [A; c1] force s.t.
to give way.
Ayaw pugsa (ipu-gus) pagpasulud kay mabúngì, Dont force it in or you might break it.
Mabugtù nà ug pugsun pag-ínat, It will snap if you stretch it too far.
pugsunun a needing to be urged or told to do s.t.
Ang mutsatsang pugsunun maáyung ikurindu, You might as well get rid of a maid that you have to keep telling to get to work.
pugsunun ug útuk a slow in comprehension.
Intirisádu siya muiskuyla apan pugsunun kaáyug útuk, He likes to study, but he is very slow.
mapugsánun, mapinugsánun a insistent (literary).
Usa ka mapugsánung maghahálad, He is a persistent suitor.
-u() a insistent, demanding of oneself or others.
Pugúsu ka man gud.
Ímung pugsun bísag dì mahímù, You are highly demanding.
You try to force people to do things they cant do.
Pugúsu nang pliyíra, mulusut bísag blakíngan, He is a persis-tent player.
He forces his way through to the basket even if he is blocked.
v [B12] become insistent, persistent in doing s.t.
Science is essentially an anarchic enterprise: theoretical anarchism is more humanitarian and more likely to encourage progress than its law-and-order alternatives.
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