Meaning of "sugal"

sugal •

n.
• • gambling, any game (usually a game of cards) that involves a bet or wager sugalan (-an)

n.
• • gambling den

v.
• • magsugal (mag-) to gamble. Huwag kang magsugal. Don't gamble.

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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

gamble

n.
• • 1. game for money: huwego, sugal, pakikipagsapalaran
  • 2. bet: pusta

v.
• • 1. to play games of chance for money: magsugal, maghuwego
  • 2. to bet: pumusta, mamusta

play

n.
• • 1. fun, sport, action to amuse oneself: laro, paglalaro
  • 2. a turn, move or act in a game as in chess and the like: sulong, tira
  • 3. a story acted on the stage: dula, drama, palabas
  • 4. a performance on a musical instrument: tugtog, pagtugtog
  • 5. an action: gawa, kagagawan
  • 6. gambling: sugal, pagsusugal, huwego, paghuhuwego

v.
• • 1. to have fun, to do something in sport: maglaro, laruin
  • 2. to gamble: magsugal, isugal, maghuwego, ihuwego
  • 3. to take part in a game: sumali sa laro, makipaglaro
  • 4. to play against, to compete: lumaban, labanan (sa laro), makipagpaligsahan (sa laro)
  • 5. to make music on an instrument, to make, give forth music, to produce as music: tumugtog, tugtugin
  • 6. to act a part, to act the part of: gumanap ng papel, ganapin ang papel
  • 7. to act carelessly, to do foolish things with something: paglaruan, laruin
  • 8. to play on, to take advantage of; make use of: magsamantala, pagsamantalahan, samantalahin

game

n.
• • 1. a contest for exercise, amusement or prize: laro, paligsahan sa laro
  • 2. a game of chance, gambling: sugal, huwego
  • 3. wild animals hunted or taken for sport or for food: mga hayop na nahuhuli (hinuhuli) sa pamamaril o pangangaso