acciuffare — meaning in English

English meaning

• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• cop noun (informal) A police officer.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• pinch verb To squeeze a bit of skin or an object tightly between the thumb and finger.

Senses

acciuffare is used for these senses in English:

• bust (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
• cop (transitive) To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
• grab To restrain someone; to arrest.

bust — full definition

1. verb To break something, especially by force.
2. verb To catch someone doing something wrong or illegal, or to arrest them.
3. noun A sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest.
4. noun A woman's breasts, or the measurement around them.
5. adjective Broke; without any money.

cop — full definition

1. noun (informal) A police officer.
2. verb (informal) To be given, or to accept, something unpleasant such as blame or punishment.
3. verb (slang) To get hold of, obtain, or buy something.

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