złapać — meaning in English

English meaning

• catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
• contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• seize verb To grab hold of something on purpose, often quickly or firmly.

Senses

złapać is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• contract (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
• get hold of (transitive) To pick up or grab.
• get hold of (transitive) To contact (a person).
• grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
• lay hold of (transitive) To seize; catch; apprehend.
• seize (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.

catch — full definition

1. verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
2. verb To become infected with an illness.
3. verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
4. noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
5. noun Something captured, especially fish.

contract — full definition

1. noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
2. verb To become smaller, tighter, or shorter.
3. verb To catch or develop an illness.
4. verb To arrange for work to be done under a formal agreement.

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