napata — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- 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.
- cop noun (informal) A police officer.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- hook noun A curved piece of metal or other material used to catch, hold, or hang something.
- nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
- pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
Senses
napata is used for these senses in English:
- bag To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- bag (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- capture (transitive) To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
- catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
- catch (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium). [from 16thc.]
- cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
- drop (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
bag — full definition
- noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.
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.