Meaning of "pigil"

pigil •

v.
• • pigilin (-in) to detain, to hold in hand, to prevent, to stop magpigil (mag)

v.
• • to control, to hold back. Nagpipigil lang ako ng aking sarili. I'm just controlling myself.

» 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

n.
• • interdiction, injunction, prohibition [syn. pigil, saway]