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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.
  • catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
  • 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.
  • cling verb To hold on tightly to something so as not to fall or be separated.
  • get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
  • 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.
  • grope verb To feel around with the hands, especially when unable to see clearly.
  • hold verb To grasp, carry, or support something with your hands or arms.
  • seize verb To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
  • snatch verb To grab something suddenly and quickly.

Senses

agarrar is used for these senses in English:

  • French kiss (ambitransitive) To give a French kiss, in its various senses.
  • bite (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
  • catch (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]
  • clasp (transitive) To take hold of; to grasp.
  • claw To use the claws to seize, to grip.
  • cling To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
  • get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
  • grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

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.

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.

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