Meaning of "hook"

hook •

n.
• • 1. a curved piece of metal or wood : kawit
  • 2. a hook for hanging things on: sabitan
  • 3. a hook for catching fish: taga
  • 4. ahook for picking coconuts: kalawit

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hang

v.
• • 1. to fasten to something above: magbitin, ibitin
  • 2. to fasten: magkabit, ikabit
  • 3. to hang clothes on a hanger: maghanger, ihanger, magsabit, isabit
  • 4. to hang on a hook, etc.: magsabit, isabit
  • 5. to suspend: magbitin, ibitin, maglawit, ilawit
  • 6. to hang laundry on a clothes line, etc.: magsampay, isampay
  • 7. to put to death by hanging: bigtihin (this term also means to strangle), bitayin (gen. term for execution)

n.
• • way in which a thing hangs: bitin, pagkakabitin, lawit, pagkakalawit, sabit, pagkakasabit

fishing-tackle

n.
• • line, hook, sinker: bingwit, pamingwit, pamansing

kawit

n.
• • hook

v.
• • kumawit (-um-) to get hooked. Kumawit ang pantalon niya sa pako. He caught his trousers on the nail.

v.
• • makawit (ma-) to get hooked accidentally. Nakawit ang bagong pantalon niya ng pako. His new pair of pants was caught by a nail. magkawit, kawitin, ikawit (mag:-in:i-)

v.
• • to hook something. Ikawit mo ang alambre sa pako. Hook the wire on the nail.

sukbit

v.
• • magsukbit, isukbit (mag-:i-) to let something hang from the waistline, to hook on to one's belt skirt, or trousers. Isukbit mo ang itak. Let the bolo hang from your side.

bingwit

n.
• • pole, hook, line and sinker for fishing [var. binwit] mamingwit (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to fish with a hook, line and sinker. Mamingwit tayo ng isda bukas. Let's go fishing (with hook, line and sinker) tomorrow.

kalawit

n.
• • hook

sungkit

v.
• • sumungkit (-um-) to pick fruit by means of a hook attached to the end of a pole manungkit, sungkitin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to pick fruit by means of a hook attached to the end of a pole. Sungkitin natin ang mga hinog na prutas. Let's get the ripe fruit from the tree by means of a pole.