humawak, hawakan (-um-:-an) to hold in hand, to grasp maghawak (mag-) to hold each other by the hand. Humawak ka nang mahigpit sa akin. Grasp me tightly.
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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
clutch
v.
to seize with the hands, snatch: sumunggab, sunggaban, dumakma, dakmain, dumakmal, dakmalin, humawak (hawakan) nang mahigpit
n.
1. a tight grasp: mahigpit na hawak
2. a machine device: klats
spot
n.
1. mark, stain, speck: batik, mantsa, mantsa
2. a small part unlike the rest: patak
3. a place: dako, lugar, pook
4. on the spot means (a) at the very place: sa mismong lugar (b) at once: agad, madali
adj.
ready, on hand: handa, nakahanda, hawak, kaliwaan
v.
1. to become spotted, have spots: magkamantsa, mantsahan, magkabatik, mabatikan
2. to make spots on: magmantsa, mantsahan, magbatik, batikan, dumhan
3. to hit the spot, to be just right or satisfactory (coll.): tamangtama
4. to be spotted may mean to be recognized or seen: mamataan, mamanmanan, mamukhaan
