Meaning of "agaw"

agaw •

n.
• • sudden snatching away

v.
• • mang-agaw, agawin, agawan (mang-:-in:-an) to snatch, to grab. Nang-agaw siya ng bag. He snatched (somebody's) bag. umagaw (um-)

v.
• • to participate in grabbing. Umagaw ka sa pabitin. (Get in there and) grab the hanging object.