tukbon : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

Word - rootword - affixes
tukbon - tukob - kb<kob~-on~
tuk.bun. - 2 syllables

kb<kob = tukb
-on = tukbon
tukbon

tukbon :	devour (v.)
tukob [tu.kub.] :	devour (v.); prey (v.)

Derivatives of tukob

Glosses:

devour
v. (contact)	1. devour	destroy completely.; "Fire had devoured our home"
	~ ruin, destroy	destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
v. (emotion)	2. devour	enjoy avidly.; "She devoured his novels"
	~ bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour	derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
v. (consumption)	3. consume, devour, down, go through	eat immoderately.; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
	~ eat	take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
v. (consumption)	4. devour, guttle, pig, raven	eat greedily.; "he devoured three sandwiches"
	~ eat	take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
prey
n. (person)	1. fair game, prey, quarry, target	a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
	~ victim	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance.
n. (animal)	2. prey, quarry	animal hunted or caught for food.
	~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
v. (consumption)	3. feed, prey	profit from in an exploitatory manner.; "He feeds on her insecurity"
	~ exploit, work	use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
v. (consumption)	4. predate, prey, raven	prey on or hunt for.; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
	~ forage	wander and feed.; "The animals forage in the woods"