"Tupus" is a word in HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO
tupús - (B) To suffer, stand, bear, have to,
put up with, have to be content or satisfied
with. Nagatupús lang kamí kang ginamús,
hay warâ kamí ti ibakál kang ísdà nga
láb-as. (Nagaagwánta lang kamí sang
ginamús, kay walâ kamí sing ibakál sang
láb-as (maáyo) nga ísdà). We have to eat
salt fish, as we have no money to buy fresh
fish. (cf. agwánta, batás, ántus, íro).
tupus v {1} [A; a12] take over the task of s.
o.
incapable or unavailable.
Kinsa may mutupus sa ímung trabáhu ug mulakaw ka, Who takes over your chores when you go out?
Tupsa ring ákung buhatun kay kahilanatun ku, Take over my work because I feel feverish.
{2} [A; b] make up for the time lost or missed.
Buhían mu run kun tupsan ninyu ang klási sa Sabadu, I will dismiss you now if you make the class up on Saturday.
{3} [A; a12] make up for s.t.
lacking by s.t.
very good.
Púlus sila burung piru gitupus sa ílang anak nga utukan, They are mostly imbeciles, but their one brainy child made up for it.
n {1} time used for make-up.
Ang trabáhu run tupus sa pista upisiyal gahápun, Todays work is to make up for yesterdays holiday.
{2} s.t.
just as much so in exactly the opposite way.
Dátù mi niadtu, tupus pud run nga kakha tukà, We used to be just as rich as we are poor now.
Pagkagarbúsang bayhána, tupus sa íyang bánang labihan kamapaubsánun, She is just as stuck up as her husband is modest.
tupus v [A; b(1)] {1} suck on s.t.
in the mouth to eat it or get the juice out.
Nagtupus kug biksdrap kay árat ákung tunlan, I am sucking on a cough drop because I have a sore throat.
{2} toy or play with s.t.
with the mouth.
Madaníhung ngábil nga íyang gitupsan sa pagháluk níla, The attractive lips he played with as they kissed.
tinupsan n pulp or juiceless flesh after eating.
Silhíga ang mga tinupsan human mug pangus ug tubu, Sweep away the pulp after youre through eating your sugar cane.
talinupsan a for clothes to be moist, almost dry after having been wet.
Mabulkas na ang hinalay kay talinupsan na, You can take in the clothes now because they are almost dry.
v [B125] be, become almost dry.
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