"sapu" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsɑpuː/ [Singapore] Forms: sapus [present, singular, third-person], sapuing [participle, present], sapued [participle, past], sapued [past]
Etymology: From Malay sapu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|sapu}} Malay sapu Head templates: {{en-verb}} sapu (third-person singular simple present sapus, present participle sapuing, simple past and past participle sapued)
  1. (Singapore, colloquial) to eat up Tags: Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-sapu-en-verb-lFQSRb-J Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 39 37 2 4 2 2 2 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 39 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Singlish: 51 49
  2. (Singapore, colloquial) to steal Tags: Singapore, colloquial
    Sense id: en-sapu-en-verb-6exYWwd2 Categories (other): Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Singlish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 39 37 2 4 2 2 2 4 6 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 39 1 3 1 1 1 3 4 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Singlish: 51 49
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