tapíti n 1 billiard table carpet. 2 sewing machine cover. v 1 [b6(1)] carpet a billiard table. 2 [A; a] use, make into a sewing machine cover.
tapiun v 1 [A; c] press or lay one’s hand on a part of the body. Itapiun ang kamut sa nag-agus nga samad, Press your hand down on the bleeding wound. 2 [A; b(1)] stifle progress, prevent from developing. Imbis tabángan arun muasinsu tapin-an na hinúun níya, Instead of helping her improve, he stifles her progress. 2a sit on an application or papers, pigeonhole them. Ug way mutapiun sa aplikisiyun, madáwat ka, If nobody pigeonholes your application, you will be accepted. 3 [A2; c6] play a chord by pressing it with the fingers. n chord of a guitar or any stringed instrument which is played by pressing with the fingers.
taplud n luggage carrier on top of vehicles. -ing n = [taplud].
tapnatsir n top-notcher, one who is tops in an examination. v [B126; b6] be the top-notcher. Ang miáging bár mauy íyang gitapnatsíran, He was in first place in the bar examination last year.
tapsay n a triangular fishnet into which the fish are driven, operated by one or two people holding the V-shaped frame and two people working the scareline. paN- v [A2; b6] go fishing with a tapsay.
tapsing v 1 [A2; b8] sideswipe, graze. Ígù rang nakatapsing ang bála sa úlu, The bullet only grazed his head. Padaplin kay hitapsingan kag trák, Stay on the side. You might get sideswiped by a bus.
taptap v [A; b] cover s.t. by laying s.t. over it, putting s.t. flat on top of it. Usa ka táwuy mitaptap nákù arun dì ku makadumdum sa agiánan, A person blindfolded me so I wouldn’t know the way. Nagtaptap ug panyù ang mga tulisan, The robbers covered their faces with handkerchiefs. Taptápig puwa ang tabánug, Cover the kite with red paper. Ang lángit gitaptápan sa mabagang dag-um, The sky is covered with thick clouds. n s.t. lain over as a covering.
taptin n the first ten from the top. Nahiapil ku sa taptin sa ámung klási, I am among the top ten in our class.
tápù v 1 [A; ac6] put all together. Kinsay nagtápù íning tanan sa sáku? Who put them all in the sack? 2 [A2C3; c16] for one end of s.t. tied around the body to meet the other. Nagtápù ang higut apan dì mabalighut, The two ends of the bond meet but you can’t tie them. Matápù nímu ang duha nímu ka kamut sa íyang páa, You can encircle her legs with your two hands. 2a join, connect. Gitápù ang ílang kamut, They joined hands. hi-/ha-(→) v [B1256] 1 be put together with the rest by chance. Ngánung nahitapù ning ákung butang sa imúha? Why are my things mixed with yours? 2 happen to join, live with a group. Maáyung nahitapù ku sa inyung grúpu, It’s a good thing that I joined your group.
tapuk a for fibrous materials to be weak, easily torn. Kining klasíha sa panaptun tapuk kaáyu, This k.o. cloth is very weak. v [B2] be weak, easily torn. Ang bisti nga ihúmul sa klúruks matapuk, Clothes soaked in chlorox get weak.