empuñar

Definitions of empuñar
  1. verb
    hold firmly
    synonyms: aferrar, aferrarse, agarrar, agarrarse, asir, coger
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    types:
    agarrar, asir
    hold firmly and tightly
    abrazar
    squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
    type of:
    aguantar, sostener, sostenerse, sujetar
    have or hold in one's hands or grip
  2. verb
    hold fast or firmly
    synonyms: agarrar, agarrarse, asir
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    dar un bocado, morder
    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
    apretar ligeramente, pellizcar, pillar con los dedos
    squeeze tightly between the fingers
    morder, morderse, roer
    bite or chew on with the teeth
    mordisquear, picar, roer
    bite off very small pieces
    type of:
    agarrar, asir, prender, sobrecoger
    take hold of; grab
  3. verb
    handle effectively
    synonyms: esgrimir, manejar, manipular
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    types:
    balancearse, colgar, columpiarse, mecer, pender
    make a big sweeping gesture or movement
    type of:
    manipular
    hold something in one's hands and move it
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