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strappare

Pronunciation: /strapˈpa.re/

“strappare” is an Italian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to remove violently, to snatch
  2. to force (someone) away (from)
  3. to tear, to rip, to tear out, to pull
  4. to tear up
  5. to get with stubborn commitment
  6. to extort
  7. to take control of the game while the opponent is serving
  8. to cease being a member of a certain political party
  9. to judder
  10. to sprint
  11. to pluck off as in piano playing by throwing off a note or chord with a rapid but light turn of the wrist

In Italian

  1. spaccare in varie parti oggetti di vario tipo

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍀𐍉𐌽 (*strappōn), from Latin struppus (“strap”), from Ancient Greek στρόφον (stróphon, “rope”).

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