v.tr., okuleega, okutalika, okutege, okugolola; (logs) okulambiikiriza, okulannama; s. out for, okukunuukiriza.

Mugaba, Obubonero bw’okugolola (striae) buba bwa bulijjo, tebulina bulabe, era butera okuba obw’olubeerera obuva ku kugolola amangu olususu ng’oli lubuto, mu myaka gy’obuvubuka, okugejja oba okuzimba omubiri, nga butera okulabika ku lubuto, amabeere, ebisambi, n’enkwaso.

olunnyo.

mmambye) v. tr. stretch out, peg out (e.g., a skin to dry).

be stretched out/pegged out.

etc.; rush at in a rude, harsh manner.

e- rocky stretch, rocky patch. with the -a of rel. rocky, cf. olwazi.

e- (li/ma) front of a house, courtyard; originally the narrow stretch connecting the road and the courtyard.

e- (ki/bi) incline, stretch of low- lying land. cf. butama.

e- (ki/bi) deserted stretch of land; wasteland, ekkubo ery'ekikande, a road in a deserted or barren place.

e- (ki/bi) litter in which a sick person is placed, a stretcher, okuba ku kisituliro, to be very sick; to be bedridden. cf. si tula.

elongate; stretch out; lay at full length.

nnambadde) v.i. be stiff; lie stiff; lie still; lie stretched out.

nnambise) v.i. go straight ahead, v.tr. stretch out, lay out straight; keep/bold straight. Omusota baagusse ne bagulambika mu kkubo. They killed the snake and stretched it out in the road, okulambika ebigambo, to state matters as they are, set matters straight.

nnanamye) v.i. sit with the legs extended, stretch out the legs while sitting.

ennyama ey'akalannamye, meat of an animal which has died a natural death. Olumbe lulannamya omuntu (oba ebisolo). Disease kills men (or animals).

ndeeze) v.tr. tighten; strain; draw taut; stretch, extend; aim. okuleega ennoma, to stretch the cover on a drum, okuleega omutego, to set a trap, okuleega e:r.a""», to ?tr'nD,/tnnp a ham or other stringed instrument. Yamuleegamu ekiso. He aimed a knife at him.

o- plur. emmambo (lu/n) wooden peg used for stretching a skin/hide; tent peg. kussaako mmambo (with amaaso as indirect object), to look/watch intently. Amaaso yagassaako emmambo. He watched intently, cf. bamba.

o- (lu/n) long arm. olukono lw'en- nyanja, inlet, estuary, okusimba olukono, to lean on the arms with palms out-stretched; to sit doing nothing expecting others to do everything for one. cf. omukono.

o- (lu/n) rope stretched across a body of water to aid in crossing.

o- (lu/n) long tooth; drying rack (for coffee, cotton, etc.); stretcher; bier. cf. linnyo (erinnyo).

o- also lunnyo (lu/n) stretch of barren soil, olunnyunnyu, scattered area of barren soil, with the -a of rel. infertile. Ekitundu ekimu kigimu, ekirala nga kya lunnyu (or lunnyo). One area is fertile, whereas the other is barren, cf. omunnyu.

make elastic.

e- with the -a of rel. hard to get; scarce; few, lit. stretch (leega) the forehead (bwenyi). Kati amazzi ewaffe ga

e- (n/n) elevated stretch of land, slope of a hill.

of a limb); be stretched out; be lengthened out; stretch the neck (motivated by curiosity or greed).

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

strain; set fa trap, omutego); trap; trip (in football), okutega emikono, to stretch out the hands (with palms open to receive something), okutega amatu, to perk up the ears, listen attentively, okutega amannyo, to look foolish, laugh foolishly.

etc.; trap with. Bamuteza bi- timba. He is mad/wild, lit. they catch him with nets.

etc.; speak on behalf of. kwogerera waggulu (ng'ow'ebiwundu ali ku lunnyo), to shout out loud (like a w'ounded person on a stretcher), i.e., to give orders in a loud and pompous manner. Yanjogerera ebigambo. He spoke to me very sternly.

split.

iron; correct (an examination); correct (a defect, an error), okugolola omukono, to raise one's hand, okugolola emimiro, to clear the throat.

o- adv. stiffly; stretched out. okutambula omulambaalo, to walk/proceed straight ahead without looking to either side. cf. lambaala.

o- (mu/mi) first stretcher/seat in a canoe.

v.i. stretch out the legs.

o- (mu/ba) one who stretches, stretcher (e.g., of hides), cf. leega.

extend, be extensive; be stout; be flattened. Entebe ey'aba- biri mu bbaasi ayagala agituuleko bw'omu ayagaagale nga Lwera. He likes to take a double seat in the bus and spread all over it like Lwera (a flat treeless area between Buddu and Mawokota). okwagaagala inf.

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.

mu bbanga. His legs were open wide/ stretched out in the air.

v.tr. crack; strain; stretch.

v.i. be elongated/ lengthened/stretched out.

v.i. stretch; be elastic/extensile; be slimy.

o- (mu/mi) strip of cloth; measurement of length, the distance covered by the two arms when fully stretched out. emitanda gy'embugo, strips of barkcloth.

v.tr. caus. cause to stiffen; stretch out. cf. omulambaalo.

extend.

cf. yayuuya.

stretch out. cf. omugolozi; golokoka.

-ereega (-ereeze) v.i. refl. become taut/ tightened/stretched; quarrel; be insolent; make a fuss.

extend.

-enuula (-enudde) v.i. refl. stretch oneself; raise oneself to see. v.tr. dislocate. Yeenudde omukono. He dislocated his arm.

-ekolonga (-ekolonze) v.i. refl. align oneself; stretch out in a line.

proceed straight ahead.

-erambulula (-erambuludde) v.i. conv. 2 refl. unravel itself; stretch out (of a person).