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awas

Pronunciation: /ʔaˈwas/

“awas” is a Tagalog word. Its 14 meanings in English:

noun

  1. act of subtracting or deducting (from a larger amount)
  2. discount or deduction made
  3. dismissal from class or work (of students or workers)
  4. rest; retirement
  5. act of unharnessing a work animal (from a plow, vehicle, etc.)
  6. overflow (of liquid, especially of boiling water or liquid)
  7. condition of being overfilled (of a container)
  8. something that spilled from an overflowing container (of water, liquid, cereal, etc.)
  9. overcrowdedness (in a showhouse, etc.)

adjective

  1. subtracted; deducted; discounted
  2. already dismissed from class or work (of students or workers)
  3. already unharnessed (of a work animal)
  4. overflowing; filled to overcapacity (of a container)
  5. overcrowded (with people)

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