1. to rub in order to clean or dry: magkuskos, ikuskos, kuskusin, magpunas, ipunas, punasan, magpahid, ipahid, pahiran
2. to take away, off, or out by rubbing: pahirin
3. to wipe out sometimes means to destroy or to bring to an end: magwasak, mawasak, iwasak, wasakin, lumipol, malipol, lipulin
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sponge
n.
the light framework of a sea animal used for soaking up water in bathing or cleaning: espongha
v.
1. to wipe or rub with a sponge: punasan (kuskusin) ng espongha
2. to live or profit at the expense of another in a mean way: magsamantala, pagsamantalahan, humuthot, huthutin
3. to take a sponge bath: magpunas, magbanyos
4. to give a sponge bath: punasan, banyusan
destroy
v.
1. to ruin: sumira, sirain, puminsala, pinsalain
2. to demolish: magwasak, wasakin, maggiba, magiba, gibain, igiba, lansagin
3. to pull down: magpaguho, buwagin
4. to exterminate, to wipe away: pumuksa, puksain, lumipol, lipulin
cancel
v.
1. to erase, to remove: magalis, alisin
2. to wipe out, to abolish: magpawalang-bisa, pawalang bisa, kumansela, kanselahin, kumaltas, kaltasin
3. to recall or withdraw: bumawi, bawiin, mag-urong, iurong
4. to cancel (pay) a debt: magbayad ng utang, bayaran ang utang
mop
n.
a bundle of coarse yarn, rags, or cloth fastened at the end of a stick for cleaning floors, etc.: panlampaso, lampaso
v.
1. to clean with a mop: maglampaso, lampasuhin
2. to wipe up: magpunas, punasan
weeds
n.
a useless or troublesome plant: damo, sukal na damo
v.
1. to take weeds out of: gumamas, gamasan, gamasin, magbunot (bunutan) ng damo, mag-alis (alisan) ng sukal na damo
2. to wipe out: lipulin
nose
n.
1. the part of the face just above the mouth: ilong
2. sense of smell: pangamoy
3. the part that stands out, esp. the bow of a ship or boat: nguso, ungos
v.
1. to smell: umamoy, amuyan, maamuyan
2. to pry into: umamoy, amuyan, humanap, hanapin, magmanman,
3. to poke ones nose into other peoples business (coll.), to interfere: makialam, pakialaman
4. to pay through the nose (coll.), to pay too much: magbayad nang labis (napakamahal)
5. to blow the nose: suminga, isinga, pasingahin
6. to wipe the nose: magpahid ng ilong, pahiran ang ilong
7. bridge of the nose: balingusan
kill
v.
1. to put to death: pumatay, patayin
2. to put an end to: magbigay-wakas, bigyang-wakas, sumira, sirain, pumatay, patayin
3. to get rid of, to wipe out: lumipol, lipulin, pumuksa, puksain
n.
act of killing: pagpatay
dust
n.
fine, dry earth: alikabok, gabok
v.
to brush or wipe away dust: magpaspas, paspasan, magpalis, palisan, magpunas, punasan
punas
v.
magpunas, punasan (mag-:-an) to wipe, to mop, to dry, with a piece of cloth or rag. Nagpupunas siya ng sahig tuwing umaga. She mops the floor every morning.
pahid
v.
magpahid, ipahid, pahiran (mag-:i-:-an) to wipe off, to apply on. Ipahid mo ang panyo sa mukha mo. Wipe your face with the handkerchief.
