EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cúb1, f. (gs. cúibe, npl. ~a, gpl. ~). 1. Coop. ~ cearc, hen-coop. 2. Bend, fold. Bhí a cheann ina chúb aige, he was curled up.
cúb2, v.t. & i. (vn. ~adh m, gs. & pp. ~tha). 1. Coop. 2. Bend. Bata a chúbadh, to bend a stick. Leathanach a chúbadh, to dog-ear a page. Do mhuineál a chúbadh, to bend one’s neck. Chúb a shúile, his eyes fell. ~ (chugat) do chosa, draw in your legs. 3. Cower, shrink. ~adh chugat, to draw oneself together; to shrink into oneself. ~adh siar ó dhuine, to shrink back from s.o. ~adh fút, to cower; to curl oneself up. (Var: ~áil)