n 1 mfupa. (fig)a ~ of contention kisa cha ugomvi (of a person)he is a bag of ~s mifupa mitupu, gofu la mtu. have a ~ to pick with somebody -wa na neno/shauri na mtu. make no ~s of -toogopa, -tosita, -tojizuia, fanya bila wasiwasi. make old ~s ishi muda mrefu feel cold to the ~ ona baridi kabisa feel something in one's ~s -wa na hisia fulani juu ya. 2 (offish) mwiba. bonelessadj -iso mifupa. vt 1 (to bone meat, fish) kutoa mifupa/miiba kwenye nyama, samaki. 2 (sl) iba. ~ up on jifunza sana. ~ headn (sl) mpumbavu. bone-dryadj -kavu kabisa. (fig)bone-lazy/idleadj mvivu kabisa. ~-mealn mbolea ya mifupa. bone-settern muunga mifupa. ~ shakern (sl) (of motor vehicle/bicycle) mkweche, spana mkononi, -iliochakaa sana. big/strong ~dadj -enye mifupa mikubwa/imara.