1. to make a hole or holes: magbutas, butasan, butasin
2. to dig a hole or pit: humukay
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stop
n.
1. the place where a stay is made: tigilan, paradahan, himpilan, hintuan
2. a punctuation mark: tuldok, punto, punto
3. a brief stop: hinto, paghinto, tigil, pagtigil
4. a hindering, a checking: pagpigil, pagkapigil
v.
1. to keep from moving, doing, being, working, etc.: pumigil, pigilan, pigilin, magpahinto, pahintuin, magpatigil, patigilin, sumaway, sawayin, sumawata, sawatain
2. to close a hole or opening by filling it: magpasak, pasakan
3. to put an end to: magpatigil, patigilin, itigil, magpahinto, pahintuan, ipahinto
4. to come to an end, to cease, to leave off moving, acting, doing, being, etc.: tumigil, huminto, tumahan, magwakas, matapos
5. to stay: tumigil, humimpil, huminto
6. to stop a babys crying: magpatahan, patahanin
7. to stop bleeding (to cause it to stop): umampat, ampatin
8. to stop or check fire, sickness, plague, etc: umapula, apulain, sumugpo, masugpo, sugpuin
pocket
n.
1. a small bag sewn into clothing: bulsa, lukbutan
2. a hole in the earth containing gold or other ore: deposito
3. a small bag or pouch, such as at the corner end or side of a billiard table: supot, suput-suputan
adj.
small enough to go into a pocket: pambulsa, pamulsa
v.
1. to put in ones pocket: magbulsa, ibulsa, ipamulsa
2. to hold back, suppress: magpigil, pigilin, magtimpi, timpiin
3. to hide: maglihim, ilihim, magtago, itago
4. to take and endure without doing anything about it: magtiis, pagtiisan, tiisin
5. to take secretly or dishonestly: mangumit, umitin, magbulsa, ibulsa
6. to be out of pocket means (a) to lose money: maubusan (mawalan) ng kuwalta (b) be a loser, esp. in gambling: matalo sa sugal
prick
n.
1. a sharp point: tulis
2. the little hole or mark made by a sharp point: duro, turok, tusok, sundot, tundo
3. act of pricking: pagduro, pagturok, pagtundo, pagsundot, pagtusok
v.
1. to make a little hole in or mark on with a sharp point: magduro, dumuro, duruin, iduro, magturok, tumurok, turukin, turukan, iturok, magtusok, tumusok, tusukan, tusukin, itusok, sumundot, sundutin
2. to be pricked with thorns: matinik, maduro (matundo, matusok) ng tinik
bore
v.
1. to make a hole: magbutas, bumutas, butasin, butasan
2. to tire or make one fed up: mayamot, yamutin, mainis, inisin
3. to become impatient or weary: mainip bore
adj.
a tiresome or dull person: nakayayamot, nakasusuya
peep
v.
1. to look through a small or narrow hole or crack: sumilip, manilip, silipin
2. to look when no one knows it: sumulyap, sulyapan, sumilip, manilip, silipin
3. to chirp: humuni, sumiyap
4. to look out as if peeping, to come out quietly: sumungaw, sungawin dumungaw, dungawin
n.
1. a secret or furtive look: silip, pagsilip, sulyap, pagsulyap
2. a looking out as if peeping, coming out partly: sungaw, pagsungaw, dungaw, pagdungaw
plug
n.
1. a piece of wood, etc., used to stop up a hole: pasak, pamasak, tapon, panapon
2. an electric connecting device: plag, plag ng koryente
v.
1. to stop up or fill with a plug: magpasak, pasakan, magtapon, tapunan
2. to put in as a plug: ipasak, ipamasak, itapon, ipanapon
3. to plod, to work steadily, to keep working: kumayod, magkumayod
4. to plug in, to make an electrical connection by inserting a plug: magplag, iplag
dig
v.
1. to make a hole in the ground: maghukay, humukay, hukayin
2. to dig up the ground: maghukay, humukay, hukayin
3. to dig up the ground or something else in search of something (as in scavenging): maghalukay, humalukay, halukayin, magbungkal, bumungkal, bungkalin
tap
v.
1. to strike lightly: kumatok, katukin, tumuktok
2. to strike lightly with the open hand: tumapik, tapikin
3. to cut the bark of a tree to let out sap: tumapyas (tapyasan) upang dumagta, humiwa (hiwaan) upang dumagta, magpadagta, padagtain, magpatulo ng dagta, likido, tubig, atb., patuluin ang dagta
4. to make a connection on: magkabit, kabitan
n.
1. a light blow with the open hand: tapik
2. a tool for cutting internal screw threads: panroskas, pangroskas
3. a stopper or plug to close a hole in a cast containing liquid: tapon, pasak
4. a faucet: gripo
5. on tap sometimes means ready for use: nakahanda, handa na
seal
n.
a design stamped on a piece of wax, etc., to show ownership or authority: selyo, tatak, panatak
v.
1. to make with a seal: magtatak, tatakan, magselyo, selyuhan
2. to close by sticking: idikit
3. to fill up a hole or holes: magpasak, pasakan
4. to shut up, close tightly: takpang (sarhang) mahigpit, isarang mabuti
hollow
adj.
1. having nothing or only air inside: hungkag
2. deep and sunken: humpak, nanlalalim, malalim
n.
1. a hollow place: lubak, guwang, hukay
2. a hole: butas
v.
to dig out: umuka, ukain, umukit, ukitin
pierce
v.
1. to go into or through: maglagos, lumagos, paglagusan, tumagos, tagusan
2. to make a hole in, to bore into or through: bumutas, magbutas, butasin, tumusok, magtusok, tusukin
3. to force a way through or into: tumagos, tagusan
4. to affect sharply with some feeling: tumalab, talaban, tablan
5. to pierce with a sharp pointed weapon: sumaksak, saksakin, dumuro, duruin
6. to pierce through and link together: tumuhog, tuhugin
patch
n.
1. a piece put on the mend a hole or a tear: tagpi
2. a piece of cloth, etc., put over a wound or a sore: tapal, patse
3. a pad over a hurt eye to protect it: tapal
4. a small uneven spot: batik, mantsa, balat
5. a piece of ground: kapirasong lupa
v.
1. to put a patch on, mend: magtagpi, tagpian
2. to patch up means (a) to put an end to, settle: mag-ayos, ayusin, iayos, magkasundo, pagkasunduin (b) to make right hastily or for a time: magsaayos (isaayos) na madali o pansamantala
opening
n.
1. a hole: butas
2. a gap: puwang
3. the first part or the beginning: simula, umpisa, unang bahagi
4. a formal beginning or opening: pagbubukas
5. the place or position that is open or vacant: bakante, puwang
6. a favorable chance or opportunity: pagkakataon, magandang pagkakataon
7. act of making open: pagbubukas
8. fact of becoming open: pagkakabukas, pagkakapagbukas
