sigmit v [A; ab2] 1 seize by the arms or legs, usually in a stealthy manner. Nakasigmit kug manuk, I managed to catch a chicken by the legs. Misáwum siya ug gisigmit ang tiil sa dalága, He swam under the water and seized the woman’s legs. 2 arrest s.o. wanted by the law. Mga sikríta mauy nagsigmit sa isnatsir, Plainclothesmen nabbed the snatcher.
sigmuk1 v [AN; a12] swipe or lift things of small value. Dúnay nagsigmuk sa ákung bulpin, S.o. swiped my ballpoint pen.
sigmuk2 v [A123P; a4] crave for food that one has not eaten for a long time. Gisigmuk na kug kinílaw tangígi, I crave for raw Spanish mackerel.
signal n signal. v [A; b6(1)] give a signal. Signáli ku sa busína, Blow your horn as a signal to me.
signit = [sigmit].
signus n 1 in folk belief, the preordained agent through which one meets his death as revealed by fortune-telling. Pagkalúnud sa barku wà siya mamatay kay kaláyu may íyang signus, When the boat sunk he didn’t die because his fate was to die by fire. 2 = [agnus]. v [A12; b8] be saved from unexpected death because it is not one’s signus to die that way.
sigpat v [b8] get a glance stolen at one. Nasigpatan ku siya nga nangupya sa iksámin, I glanced at him copying during the test. pa- v [A; b6] steal a glance. Ayaw ug pasigpati ang babáyi kay masakpan ka, Don’t steal glances at the woman because you might get caught.
sigpaw n a small dip net around 4–6″ in diameter with a handle used for scooping up wrigglers, small bait, butterflies. v [AN2; a12] gather, scoop up with this k.o. net.
sigpit (from sipit) a narrow, not affording easy passage. Sigpit kaáyu ang mga kalyi sa ámung lungsud, The streets in my town are very narrow. v [B125; b6] be, become narrow.
sigsag a zigzagging, winding road or course. Sigsag kaáyu ang karsáda paingun sa búkid, The road into the mountains is zigzag. n zigzag stitches; fancy stitches made at the edge of cloth to keep it from getting unravelled. v 1 [A; a12] run a zigzag course. Nagsigsag ku ug dágan sa dihang gitirúhan ku, I ran in a zigzag course when they shot at me. 2 [A; c1] make zigzag stitching. — nga makina n a k.o. sewing machine that can make zigzag stitching. -in-an, -in-an(→) n having zigzag stitching sewn in it.