Meaning of saklit

saklit

Cebuano

(from kalit) v. 1. snatch with suddenness. Misaklit ang bátag duláan pag-ági níya sa tindáhan, The child quickly snatched a toy as he passed the store. Kamatayun, ngánung gisaklit mu ang bugtung kung kalípay sa kalibútan, Death, why did you snatch my only source of happiness in this world? 1a. commandeer on the sea. Ang ílang sakayan nasaklitan sa Hapun, The Japanese commandeered his boat; 1b. grab someone’s land; 2. take a short time off from what one is doing to do something else, do something quickly. Musaklit kug higdà ug magtrabáhu ku, I will take a few minutes off from work to lie down; a. sudden.