Meaning of "banat"

banat •

n.
• • a strike, sock, bow or stroke to hit something, a pull to stretch banat

adj.
• • taut, stretched

v.
• • magbanat, banatin (mag-:-in) to pull, to stretch. Banatin mo ang iyong buto sa trabaho. Stretch your bones with some work.

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adj.
• • 1. firm: mahigpit
  • 2. held firmly, packed or put together firmly: lapat na lapat, dikit na dikit, mahigpit
  • 3. scarce, hard to get: mahirap, salat
  • 4. fitting closely, fitting too closely: masikip, pitis, makipot, hapit
  • 5. stretched: banat, hapit, hatak
  • 6. stingy (coll): maramot, kuripot adv. firmly: mahigpit, nang mahigpit