gabas
GABAS is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
gabas v {1} [A; a] saw. Kining parti sa tabla mau ang gabsun, Saw this part of the wood. {2} [A2N; b6] take a short cut s.w. Anhi ku dinhi manggabas paingun sa íla, I take a short cut through here to get to their house. n saw. () v [A1] do intense sawing. n intense sawing action. gabasgábas v {1} [A; a2] go back and forth. Gabasgabásun nang kapitulyug nganhi ug mailiksiyun, We will keep going back and forth from here to the Capitol during the elections. {2} [A; a] hit a billiard ball so that it cris-crosses. gabsanan n sawmill. -in-n sawdust. -in-() n {1} rough cuttings of lumber. Ang mga ginábas kinahanglan nga sipilyáhan, The rough cuttings must be planed smooth. {2} excess cuttings of lumber. ginabsan n {1} s.t. from which a piece was sawed o? . {2} s. o. already lightly used, like lumber with a piece sawed o? (slang): a widow or widower, an unwed mother. -íru n sawyer. gabsunun n sawdust.