Meaning of "batak"

batak •

v.
• • bumatak, batakin (-um-:in) to pull, to stretch [var. baltak]. Batakin mo ang lubid. Stretch the rope.

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v.
• • 1. to pluck, to extract: bumunot, bunutin, bunutan
  • 2. to draw, to haul, to drag, to tug: humila, hilahin, bumatak, batakin
  • 3. to draw out: dumukot, dukutin
  • 4. to stretch, strain, pull taut: bumanat, banatin, mag-unat, unatin
  • 5. the act of pulling: hila, paghila, batak, pagbatak, haltak, paghaltak, hatak, paghatak
  • 6. a drawing out: dukot, pagdukot, bunot, pagbunot
  • 7. a pulling up: bunot, pagbunot
  • 8. to pull out means to open forcibly: humaltak, haltakin, bumaltak, baltakin
  • 9. to draw out, to pull up, to uproot: dumukot, dukutin, bumunot, magbunot, bunutin

v.
• • paghatak (pag-) towing [syn. batak, hila] humatak, hatakin (-um-:-in) to pull. Humatak ka sa lubid. Pull the rope. manghatak (mang-). Manghatak ka ng kahit sino. Pull anyone.