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ak-ak [ak.ak.] : chitter (v.) [tingog]; decorticate (v.) [panitan]; peel off (v.) [upak]

Derivatives of ak-ak


Glosses:
chitter
v. (communication)1. chitter, twittermake high-pitched sounds, as of birds.
~ cheep, chirp, chirrup, peepmake high-pitched sounds.; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"
decorticate
v. (contact)1. decorticateremove the outer layer of.; "decorticate a tree branch"
~ stripremove the surface from.; "strip wood"
v. (change)2. decorticateremove the cortex of (an organ).
~ surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operationa medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
~ remove, take away, withdraw, takeremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
peel off
v. (contact)1. peel offpeel off the outer layer of something.
~ peel, pare, skinstrip the skin off.; "pare apples"
~ exfoliateremove the surface, in scales or laminae.
v. (body)2. peel offtake off, as with some difficulty.; "He peeled off his blood-soaked shirt"
~ take offremove clothes.; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
v. (motion)3. peel offleave a formation.
~ air travel, aviation, airtravel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
~ curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, cutturn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
v. (contact)4. flake, flake off, peel, peel offcome off in flakes or thin small pieces.; "The paint in my house is peeling off"
~ chip, chip off, break away, break off, come offbreak off (a piece from a whole).; "Her tooth chipped"
v. (body)5. desquamate, peel offpeel off in scales.; "dry skin desquamates"
~ exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shedcast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring"