PUG-UK

PUG-UK is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

pug-uk v [A3P; a12] {1} hold s.t.
back to prevent growth or development.
Ang maung baláud nagpug-uk sa átung nasudnun nga pag-uswag, Such a law stifles the progress of our nation.
Gipug-uk sa Insik ang kámay arun silay magbuut sa prisyu, The Chinese hoarded the sugar so that they could determine the price.
{2} cut a branch too close to the trunk.
Ug ímung pug-úkun ang sanga pagputul, madáut ang tanum, If you cut the branch too close to the trunk, it will ruin the plant.
{3} acquire s.t.
surreptitiously.
Nakapug-uk ang lídir ug daghang kwarta, The politician managed to get his hands on a lot of money.
{4} manipulate cards one is dealing.
Maáyu kaáyu siyang mupug-uk sa baráha, He is very good in manipulating the cards.
{5} [a12] be stung by the truth of what s.
o.
says.
Napug-uk siya sa ákung gisulti kay namatud-an, He was stung by what I said because it was true.

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