an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish"
mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb"
a place that the runner must touch before scoring;
capture or kill, as in hunting; "bag a few pheasants"
an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"
put into a bag; "The supermarket clerk bagged the groceries"
take unlawfully
the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included t
CLASP
the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
hold firmly and tightly
grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands"
fasten with a buckle or buckles
fasten with or as if with a brooch
ENMESH
entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh
ENSNARE
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
Enmesh
ENTRAP
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
GET
ions"
irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"
be a mystery or bewildering to;
reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"
reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an
GRAB
capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"
take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"
get hold of or seize quickly and easily; "I snapped up all the good buys during the garage sale"
a mechanical device for gripping an object
obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"
HOOK
catch with a hook; "hook a fish"
hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"
hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle; "She sat there crocheting all day"
make off with belongings of others
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
take by theft; "Someone snitched my wallet!"
a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket
a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent
a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"
a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soli
LAND
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city"
reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft"
arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
agriculture
NAB
tag the base runner to get him out
seize suddenly
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
NAIL
complete a pass
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
attach something somewhere by means of nails; "nail the board onto the wall"
hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
succeed at easily; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
RUB
move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
an unforeseen obstacle
SEE
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
make sense of; assign a meaning to;
observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something;
date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
go to see for professional or business reasons; "You should see a lawyer"; "We had to see a psychiatrist"
deliberate or decide; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's
SNAG
an unforeseen obstacle
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
hew jaggedly
a sharp protuberance
catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
Australian slang for sausage
get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
SNARE
strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
entice and trap; "The car salesman had snared three potential customers"
catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose