attraper — 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.
- bust verb To break something, especially by force.
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- field noun An open area of land, especially one used for growing crops, grazing animals, or playing sports.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- swipe verb To steal something, often quickly and casually.
- trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
Senses
attraper is used for these senses in English:
- bag (informal) To catch or kill, especially when fishing or hunting.
- bag To gain possession of something, or to make first claim on something.
- bust (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
- 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.]
- come down with To contract or get (an illness); to show symptoms of.
- field (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
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.
bust — full definition
- verb To break something, especially by force.
- verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
- noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
- noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
- adjective Broke; without any money.