okuwalula, okukulula. p. up, okusimbula, okukuula, okuggyamu, okubambula, okujjira. p. down, okwabya, okumenya; (brickwork) okuzimbulula. p. to pieces, okumenya. p. out (hair, etc.), okumaanya, okusokomola. p. down creeper, okulandula. p. off (grains, beads), okuwulula. p. aside, okuwunjula. p. tight, okuleega.

ekitulazi, enkoko, ensenyi.

n. (for drum), omuwulugwa; (for cap) effolooma; (pulley) essirlngi.

plunder, despoil; demolish, destroy, ruin; pull apart; tear to pieces with the teeth.

of weeds); become exhausted (of land, soil); become old/decrepit (of persons, animals); walk hurriedly.

be clearable (of land), etc.

a- (ka/bu) cloth placed over the eyes; game of blindman's buff, okusiba abantu kantuntunu, to pull the wool over people's eyes, deceive people.

e- (ki/bi) young cockerel, pullet; young person (from the age of about 16 to 20); pretty girl.

e- lit. that which pulls (sika) the trousers (mpale). ebiraato eby'eki- sikampale, high boots.

e- (ki/bi) pullet which has begun to lay.

cause to emerge/come forth; take out; pull out, drag out; get, obtain.

draw, drag, drag along.

drag, draw.

uproot; pull up; pull out. kukuulawo muntu, to beat out/ excel over (an opponent, competitor). Bwe nnaakukwatako engalo, banaakunkuulako bukuuzi. If I get my hands on you, they will have to drag me away.

pull along; push along.

landulula (-landuludde) v.tr. conv. 1 Sc 2 pull down, tear down; unwind, unravel. cf. akalandalugo, akalandira, akalanduko, ekirandalanda, ekirandalugo, olulanda, omulanda, omulandira, nnamulanda, ennanda; landagga.

e- adv. at the side, to the side; sideways, ku mabbali g'olubiri, at the side of the palace, okudda emabbali, to pull over to the side, go to the side. cf. ebbali, wabbali.

a- plur. (li/ma) establishment; permanent or long-term location, kusimbn: makanda, to settle (in); to make one's headquarters or regular base (at), kusimbu- la makanda, depart from a place where one has been for a long time, ‘pull up stakes.'

take out, pull out (of water) ; fig. save, ‘bail out' (of a difficult situation).

e- (n/n) pullet, young hen. cf. omuseera.

e- (n/n) pullet, young hen.

snap off (e.g., a com cob); dislocate; pull out. okunuula ensingo, to twist/stretch the neck.

try to produce. Sakiriza ku maanyi oveeko mu nnyumba. Try to pull yourself together so that you can come out of the house for a while. Yagezaako okusakiriza enseko naye ne zimubula. He tried to find something to laugh at but failed. cf. akasaka, ekisakiro, omusasi, ensaka.

sikana v.i. recip. pull each other, oku- sika(ga)na mu mikono, to shake hands with each other.

pull at, jerk; snatch away, okusikambula engere, to walk fast, okusikambula akasimu,

etc.

in pulling plows), cf. lima, limisa.

mpaze) v.tr. pull, drag along, okuwala enswaswa ku lwazi, to be very difficult; to attempt something very difficult, lit. to drag a water lizard over a rock. Omulwadde twasanze biwala ttaka. We found the patient in very serious condition, lit. with the feet (bi- implies bigere) dragging the ground. Mutabani we amaanyi gamuwala. His son is very strong, cf. walula.

mpaludde) v.tr. drag, pull, pull along, haul, kuwalula muntu ku kidduka,

etc.

mpuludde) v.tr. pull down/ off /e.g., berries from a bush); slip off, unstring (beads from a string). Amannyo gampulula. I have a bad toothache. along/slide along very fast (of a snake, a car, etc.). cf. -emulula (under muluka).

akanasula ebifaananyi, shutter release of a camera.

pull out with a rapid movement. cf. fubutuka, fubutula.

ekibambulira, olubambo, nnabbambula; bambika.

v.tr. pull; pull at; stretch; snatch; seize by force; fig. attract; coax. Ensonga ze yamuwa zamusika n'akkiriza. The reasons which he gave tempted him/ won him over and he agreed, okusika omu- gwa, to have a tug-of-war. okusika engere, to walk fast, okusika emisinde, to take to one's heels, okusika omuntu oluyi, to give a person a hard siap. okusika empswo, to be very proud.

to prod/poke a fire, keep a fire going; to step on the gas (in driving), okuseesa empale, to pull up one's pants, okuseesa ebigere, to drag the feet, okuseesa omuntu emiggo, to beat a person (with sticks). Ensiri zaata- ndika okutuseesa obunnyo. The mosquitoes began to bite us, lit. push their little teeth. Balamu bas eesa gwaka. (prov.) The living ones keep the fire going. A person is liked as long as he is alive and in a position of respect.

o- (mu/mi) [Eng. ] jersey, pullover.

v.tr. redup. caus. pull at; drag at.

slip away. Akuunyuuse ne ssente zange. He has run off with my money.

v.tr. tear off; tear out; pull out (esp. with the fingers or teeth).

v.tr. pull up (weeds); clear (land); rip off; tear away.

v.tr. pull out; takeout; draw out; pierce right through; abort; give birth to prematurely (of animals only).

v.tr. pull down; pull out.

-ekuulira (-ekuulidde) v.i. appl. refl. pull out on/for oneself. Yeekulira embazzi ku kugulu. He has really gone and done it. He has put his foot in it, lit. pulled the ax out on his foot.

-esika (-esise) v.i. refl. pull or draw oneself/itself; walk fast.

essika; sikambula, sikankula, si kula.

-ewendulira (-ewendulidde) v.tr. appl. refl. hook and pull down for oneself; bring down upon oneself; draw upon oneself. cf. empenduzo.