Meaning of piit

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a. 1. too narrow. Piit kaáyu siyag sinínà, She has a very tight dress on. Piit kaáyung dálan, Too narrow a street; 2. close, not affording proper distance. Piit kaáyu siya nga mubayli, He dances too close; v. 1. for an area to be too narrow or small, get into too narrow a place. Napiit ang ilagà sa káhuy, The mouse was wedged tight in the firewood; 1a. hold something tightly, in a close embrace. Gipiit ni Inting ang láwas ni Tabúra, Inting held Tabora’s body in a close embrace; 2. compel someone to do something with pressure. Pit-un gánì ku, mutug-an na lang ku, If I’m pressed, I’ll tell the truth; 3. for a singing voice to be tight and forced on a high pitch. Mupiit ang tíngug ug taas kaáyu ang núta, The singing voice becomes tight on very high notes. -an n. contrivance to squeeze juice out of something slowly, made of two pieces of wood, the top of which is weighed down.