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łapać

“łapać” is a Polish word. Its 28 meanings in English:

  1. to grab (to take with a swift movement with e.g. one's hand or a tool)
  2. to catch (to stop a falling or moving object)
  3. to catch, to capture, to grab, to nab, to get (to stop an animal and prevent it from escaping)
  4. to reach for, to get (to use something as a tool for an activity)
  5. to get, to catch on (to start to understand something)
  6. to catch, to get, to nab; to capture (to detain a person suspected of committing an illegal act)
  7. to catch, to get (to show that someone has done something that is illegal wrong)
  8. to get; to catch (to receive radio signals with a device)
  9. to catch, to seize (to take advantage of something, e.g. a chance that is that is difficult to obtain or is fleeting)
  10. to get; to lure in (to cause another person to behave in a certain way by using deceptive or dishonest methods)
  11. to get it (to receive negative grades or penalties repeatedly within a given period of time)
  12. to catch, to get (to use a specific means of public transport)
  13. to catch, to get (to become infected with a specific disease)
  14. to take hold, to take, to get, to get to (to begin to be felt intensely by someone)
  15. to get (to attempt strongly to acquire something)
  16. to gorge, to gobble (to eat and drink greedily)
  17. to get (to appropriate someone else's property; to steal)
  18. to grip (to grab something quickly)
  19. to be caught (to fall into a trap)
  20. to catch oneself (to become aware that one is thinking or acting in a certain way)
  21. to fall for, to get got (to be influenced by things created to trick someone into doing something)
  22. to get to (to start doing something)
  23. to get in (to be included in a group of people or things by meeting certain requirements)
  24. to know one's way around (to be oriented in something; to understand)
  25. to catch oneself (to touch a part of your body or clothing with a quick movement)
  26. to be caught (to be stopped and prevented from escaping)
  27. to get (to chase in order to capture, imprison)
  28. to fend off insects or bugs
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