lipat
LIPAT is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
lipat v [B1256] {1} make an error through inattention: lose track or forget what one was talking about. Sa pag-ihap nalipat ku ug pila na tu, I was counting, but I lost track how many there were. Nalipat ku ug diin ikabutang ang hunsuy, It slipped my mind where I put my pipe. {2} mistake s. o. s identity. Nalipat ku. Ingun ku ug si Nítuy ka, I was mistaken. I thought you were Nitoy. {3} [B1256; b8] fail to notice s.t. Nalipat ku ug walà ku makamatikud sa pag-ági sa bátà, I failed to notice, and I was not aware of it when the child passed by. Nalipatan ku ang usa ka linya ug kupya, I missed a line when I was copying. {4} [A; a12] deceive s. o. , causing him to fail to notice s.t. Lipatun ka lang níya sa mga púlung nga tam-is, He will just deceive you with sweet words. pa-(), lipatlípat n {1} sleight of hand, esp. a thimblerig game where a seed is hidden under one of the three thimble-shaped cups and is quickly shifted from one cup to another. The players gamble as to where the seed is located. {2} deception, chicanery. Ang íyang pagdaug sa kuntrátu nahímù sa palípat, He won the contract through chicanery. v {1} [A13] have a thimblerig game. {2} [A; a12] deceive with chicanery.