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agarrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bite verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  • clasp noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
  • claw noun A sharp, curved nail on the toe of an animal, bird, or reptile.
  • clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
  • clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
  • 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.
  • grip verb To take hold of something firmly, especially with the hand.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

agarrar is used for these senses in English:

  • bite (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
  • clasp (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp.
  • claw To use the claws to seize, to grip.
  • clip To grip tightly.
  • clutch To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]
  • 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.

bite — full definition

  1. verb To use the teeth to cut into, grip, or wound something.
  2. verb To have an unpleasant or harmful effect, often after a delay.
  3. noun An act of biting, or the mark left by one.

clasp — full definition

  1. noun A fastener with interlocking parts used to hold something closed, like a necklace or bag.
  2. verb To hold something tightly, often by wrapping fingers or arms around it.

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