A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan - iTeX translation reports

sa púlung dupa, The legal point that is in contention
lies in the interpretation of the word fathom.
ligas v [B256; b4(1)] {1} for s.t. to slip off of what it is
placed on or for ones footing to slip. Bangíla ug maáyu
ang tiil sa lamísa arun dílì muligas (maligas), Wedge
the table leg carefully so it wont slip off. Naligas ang
ákung tiil sa hakhak, My foot slipped out of the notch
in the coconut tree. {2} commit a mistake. Muligas
(maligas) ka lang ug kas-a, itsapuyra dáyun ka, If you
make a single mistake, you will be fired at once. Naligas
ang ákung bàbà pagtug-an, The truth slipped out
of my mouth. {3} fail, be unsuccessful. Sáyang, miligas
ang átung plánu, Too bad. Our plan failed. {4}
be past the high noon mark. Musúgud ta pagtrabáhu
sa dílì pa muligas (maligas) ang adlaw, We will start
work before the sun gets past high noon. a {1} be past
the zenith. Ligas na ang bulan. Kay daktul, saylu na
sa tungang gabíi, The moon is past the zenith, and
since it is full moon, it must be past midnight. {2} for
a pig to be below the accepted standard weight (forty
kilos) for wholesale shipment. () v {1} [A13; b] miss a
number or proportion by a small amount. Ug maglígas
ang ímung timpla sa abúnu mamatay ang tanum,
If your fertilizer is not mixed in the right proportions,
the plant will die. Ang madaúgun nga tíkit ug ang
ákù naglígas ug duha ka numiru, My ticket was only
two numbers off of the winning number. {2} [b3(1)]
have differences over s.t. Gamay ra gud nang inyung
gikaligásan, sultíhun lang gud nà, You are having a
quarrel over such a small thing. You should talk it
out. pa- v [A; a12] look for errors s.o. has made to
justify harsh action against him. Gipaligas ka lang sa
ímung manidyr arun maháwà ka, The manager is just
waiting for you to slip so he can fire you. pa-() v [A;
b] provoke s.o. to provide the excuse to beat him up.
-an() n the amount or extent to which one thing differs
from another.
lígas n garter to hold the stockings up.
ligásun n ribs in a boat frame to which the boards or
steelplates which form the hull covering are attached.
ligaw v [A12; b8] do s.t. right by accident. Nakaligaw
ku ug bungat sa hustung tubag, I happened to hit on
the correct answer. Nakaligaw ku sa hustung timpla,
I hit on the right mixture.
ligay n swollen lymph node. v [B46; b4] get swollen
lymph nodes. Giligayan ku kay giansúyan ang ákung
tunuk, I have swollen lymph glands because my wound
got infected.
ligdas v [A3] {1} lie any old place to sleep. Nagligdas
sa dálan ang hubug, The drunk was lying in the
road. {2} die. Muligdas mug way tawutáwug ikakuntra
ninyu ang taga Pásil, Youll be killed without even