хваща́м — meaning in English
hvashtam
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English meaning
- arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- capture verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- cop noun (informal) A police officer.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- grapple verb To struggle hard with a difficult problem or situation.
- grasp verb To grip something firmly, typically with the hand.
- grip verb To take hold of something firmly, especially with the hand.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- nail noun The hard, flat plate at the tip of a finger or toe.
- pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
Senses
хваща́м is used for these senses in English:
- arrest (transitive) To catch the attention of. [from 19th c.]
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- contract (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- grab (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
arrest — full definition
- verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
- verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
- noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.
capture — full definition
- verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
- verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
- noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.