tarttua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adhere verb To stick firmly to a surface.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- 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.
- seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
Senses
tarttua is used for these senses in English:
- adhere (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
- catch (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- catch on (intransitive, idiomatic) To become popular; to become commonplace; to become the standard.
- grab (transitive) To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- grapple (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- grasp To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
- seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
adhere — full definition
- verb To stick firmly to a surface.
- verb To follow or comply with a rule, plan, or belief.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.