Magbulsa (en. To pocket)

/maɡˈbulsə/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of placing an item in the pocket.

He pocketed the money before leaving the house.

Nagbulsa siya ng pera bago umalis ng bahay.

The act of hiding something in the pocket.

Pocket some snacks for the trip.

Magbulsa ka ng kaunting meryenda para sa biyahe.

A way of carrying items that are not visible from outside.

It's easy to pocket a cellphone when you are outside.

Madaling magbulsa ng cellphone kapag nasa labas.

Fruit of a vessel describing the action of inserting or hiding various things in a pocket.

to pocket money

the act of putting money in the pocket.

magbulsa ng pera

to pocket souvenirs

hiding souvenirs in the pocket.

magbulsa ng pasalubong

pocket

A small part of clothing used for placing items.

bulsa

to act busy for show

It seems like he was just pretending to be engaged in the meeting, laughing a lot but not contributing anything.

Parang nagbulsa lang siya sa meeting, tawa nang tawa pero walang naiambag.

to pretend to be busy

Don't pretend to be busy, your laptop is silent, it's like you're not doing anything.

Wag kang magbulsa, tahimik lang ang laptop mo, parang wala kang ginagawa.

to be stingy or cheap

That's why he often pretends to be busy because he doesn't want to spend money on other people.

Kaya madalas siya magbulsa kasi ayaw gumastos sa ibang tao.