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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

  1. noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
  2. verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.

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.

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