Meaning of háwid

To retain, keep possession of, withhold, restrain, keep back. Hawídi (-íri) iní. Retain this. Ginhawídan níya ang duhá ka mángmang. He kept back the two pesos. Iháwid mo akó sinâ. Kindly retain that for me. Indì akó makaháwid sa íya. I cannot restrain him.

Band, bond, fetter, shackles, string, anything that retains or holds back. (see gawíd, higót, tabíd).