to seize and hold tight: sumunggab ng mahigpit,pumisil ng mahigpit, humawak ng mahigpit
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hold
n.
1. a thing to hold by: hawakan, tatangnan
2. a grasp or grip: hawak, tangan, kapit, pigil
3. the act of holding: paghawak, pagtangan
4. a controlling influence: kapangyarihan
v.
1. to grasp or clasp: humawak, hawakan, tumangan, tangnan (tanganan)
2. to contain: maglaman
3. to hold in, to hold back, to keep back, to restrain oneself: magpigil, pigilin
4. to hold off, to keep at a distance: pigilin ang pagsulong
5. to keep ones hold: kumapit, mangapit
6. to hold up means to keep from falling: tumaban, tabanan, humawak, hawakan
clip
v.
1. to trim or cut (with scissors or shears): gumupit, gupitin, gupitan
2. to hold or grip tightly with a clip: magklip, klipan, iklip, ikabit
n.
1. paper clip: klip
2. clip for the hair: ipit, sipit, klip
bitiw
v.
bumitiw (-um-) to release one's hold or grip [var. bumitaw]. Bumitiw siya ss aking pagkakahawak. He released himself from my grip. magbitiw, bitiwan (mag-:-an)
v.
to resign, to let go [var. magbitaw, bitawan]. Nagbitiw ang kalihim sa kanyang katungkulan. The secretary resigned from his job.
