yakalamak — meaning in English

English meaning

• clutch verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
• grab verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

yakalamak is used for these senses in English:

• catch up (transitive) To pick up suddenly.
• clutch To grip or grasp tightly. [from 17th c.]
• grab (intransitive) To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).
• grab To restrain someone; to arrest.

clutch — full definition

1. verb To grip or hold onto something tightly.
2. noun The pedal or mechanism in a vehicle that disengages the engine from the wheels while changing gear.
3. noun A small handbag without straps, carried in the hand.
4. adj Performing well under pressure, especially in sport (informal, chiefly US).

grab — full definition

1. verb To take hold of something suddenly and firmly.
2. verb To quickly get or take something, often in passing.
3. verb To strongly capture someone's attention or interest.
4. noun A sudden attempt to seize or take something.

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