Meaning of "kapit"

kapit •

v.
• • kumapit, kapitan (-um-:an) to hold, to grasp. Kumapit siya sa akin. He held onto me. ikapit (i-)

v.
• • to attach to, to connect to, to anchor. Ikapit mo ang kamay mo sa balikat ng bata. Put your hand on the child's shoulder.

v.
• • magkapit (mag-) to hold onto each other, to join hands. Magkapit kayo at baka kayo mahulog. Hold onto each other's hands because you might fall.

» synonyms and related words:

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