laming
LAMING is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
láming v [A; c1] {1} confine an animal for the purpose of con-trolling its food prior to slaughtering. Lamíngun ang alimángug mga simána únà lutúa, They keep mud crabs and feed them a special food about a week before they cook them. {1a} do a similar thing to people. Iláming sa duktur ang pasiyinti sa dì pa upirahan, The doctor will confine the patient and put him on a special diet before he operates. {2} keep s.t. in confine-ment. Kadtung íyang pagsiyágit didtu ra maláming sa íyang kinahiladman, He kept his shouts stifled in his innermost being. Naláming silang tanan sulud sa balay, They were all kept im-prisoned in the house. {2a} in the game of tubigtúbig, imprison players in one of the squares. n animal that had been kept con-fined prior to slaughter. () = láming, n. -an() n {1} the first two squares the players at play enter in the game of tubigtúbig. {2} the player guarding these squares.