SUKUL

SUKUL is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

súkul v {1} [A2; b] fight back against, stand up.
Sa sumbagay musúkul siya kang bisan kinsa, He will stand up to anyone who challenges him to a fight.
Pagsúkul sa ginikánan kanang pag-tubagtubag, You are rebelling against your parents when you talk back.
{1a} [A23] react, snap back into place as if o?
er-ing resistance.
Bísan ug unsáun ug dukduk musúkul, No matter how much I pound it, it snaps back into place.
{1b} play against or engage in any activity where people are pitted against each other.
Suklan ta kag tínis bisan anus-a, Ill take you up on tennis any time.
{1c} tackle s.t.
to be accomplished.
Way misúkul sa tambuk, No one had the stomach to take the pork fat.
{2} re-sist, endure.
Musúkul sa ínit sa adlaw ning pintála, This paint resists the heat of the sun.
{2a} endure and do the same in re-turn.
Ayaw siya ug kumidiyáhi kay dì siya musúkul ug kumidiya, Dont rib him because he cant take jokes.
{3} sa kábu [A2] be rebellious.
Húnit ang prumusiyun sa magtutudlung musúkul sa kábu, It takes a long time for a rebellious teacher to get pro-moted.
dágan n guerrilla warfare.
Súkul dágan ang gigámit nga inawayan sa mga sundálung Pilipinhun bátuk sa Hapun, The Filipino soldiers used guerrilla warfare against the Japanese.
v [A2] employ guerrilla warfare.
paN- v [A23] for gamecocks to be in a state ready to contend in a cockfight.
Bísan ug tulu pa ka búlan nga sunúya manúkul na, This rooster is only three months old, but he is ready to contend in a cockfight.

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