pegar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
- hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
- make out verb To kiss and embrace someone for a sustained period, in a romantic or passionate way.
- nail noun The hard, flat plate at the tip of a finger or toe.
- pick verb To choose one thing from a number of options.
- ride verb To travel while sitting on and controlling a horse, bike, or similar vehicle.
- take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
- tangle verb To twist together into a knotted, confused mass.
Senses
pegar is used for these senses in English:
- catch (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- 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.]
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- get (intransitive, obsolete) To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
- grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
- hold (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
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.
get — full definition
- verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- verb To become, or to cause someone or something to become, a certain way (often with an adjective).
- verb To fetch or bring something.
- verb To arrive at or reach a place or state.
- verb To understand something.