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