Cebuano word

dahup

In English, dahup means:

dáhup v [A; a12] 1 close the mouth of a bag or net by pulling a drawstring run through a casing in the edge.
{2} haul in a fishing net by pulling the edges together in a bunch.
Káda dáhup daghang makúhà, Each time you pull in the net, you get a lot of fish.
dahut a {1} close-fisted to an intense degree.
Ang táwung dahut dílì manggihatágun, A stingy person is not generous.
{2} com-pletely poverty-stricken.
v [B2; b6] {1} be, become stingy or miserly.
{2} be, become poor or penniless.
Mudahut (madahut) ka kun magpúnay ug sugal, If you keep on with your gambling, youll wind up in the poorhouse.

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