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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

  1. verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
  2. verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
  3. noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

capture — full definition

  1. verb To take hold of or seize something or someone by force.
  2. verb To record or represent something, especially so it can be seen or reviewed later.
  3. noun The act of seizing or taking control of something, or the thing seized.

Related Bulgarian words