"Tugbaw" is a word in CEBUANO
tugbaw a lofty, high up.
Tugbaw kaáyung miuntul ang búla, The ball bounces high.
Hilabihang katugbaw sa garbu!
What a great pride!
v {1} [B246; a3] rise to a considerable height.
Mitugbaw ang tíngug ni Níning sa kasukù, Nenings voice rose in anger.
Natugbaw sa íyang hunàhúnà ang mga hudlat ni Maks, Maxs threats came to his thoughts.
{2} [c1] put s.t.
high up or way up.
Itugbaw (tugbáwa) pagdala nang isdà arun dílì maabut sa irù, Lift the fish you are carrying high so the dogs cant reach it.
ma-un a lofty (literary).
Matugbáwung damgu, Lofty dreams.
{3} [A12C1; a2] match in height, popularity, or ability.
Walay makatugbaw sa kataas ni Pidru, No one is as tall as Pedro.
Tugbáwun ku ang kaálam níya sa makina, Ill try to learn as much about machine as he knows.
There was a sound like a garbage bag of pudding dropped off a tall building onto a sidewalk. Robert had erupted, chunks slapping off the walls in every direction.
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