The Portuguese word for to grip is
agarrar
Portuguese Definition
| grip | |
| 1. Substantivo. punho |
Translations for grip and their definitions
| agarrar | |
| 1. v. to grab; to grip; to grasp (hold, or take hold of, forcefully) | |
| Alguém me agarrou por trás. - Someone grabbed me from behind. | |
| 2. v. to claw (grab or strike with one’s claws) | |
| A águia agarrou o peixe. - The eagle clawed the fish. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, em, intr=1, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to hold on (to); to cling (to) (hold very tightly) | |
| Se a escada estiver muito lisa, se agarre no corrimão. - If the stairs are too slippery, hold on to the railing. | |
| 4. v. (indtr, em, a, .figurative, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to cling to; to love (be very fond of; to feel strongly about) | |
| Eu me agarro em leitura. - I love reading. | |
| 5. v. (indtr, com, a, intr=1, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to have a go at; to brawl with; to get physical with (engage in a physical fight) | |
| Os bêbados começaram a se agarrar. - The drunks began brawling. | |
| Um idiota queria se agarrar comigo. - Some idiot wanted to fight with me. | |
| 6. v. to get physical with (make physical contact sexually) | |
| Os estudantes foram pegos se agarrando. - The students were caught getting physical with one another. |
| agarra | |
| 1. v. verb form of agarrar |
| agarro | |
| 1. v. verb form of agarrar |
| segurar | |
| 1. v. to hold; to grasp | |
| 2. v. to make safe | |
| 3. v. to hold back (act with reserve; contain one’s full measure or power) | |
| 4. v. to hold back; to contain; to stop | |
| 5. v. to insure (provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs) |
| agarramento | |
| 1. n-m. grab (the act of grabbing) | |
| 2. n-m. (slang) intimate physical acts with someone | |
| 3. n-m. (slang) extreme closeness with someone |
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