accalappiare

Definitions of accalappiare
  1. verb
    capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
    synonyms: catturare, irretire, pigliare, prendere
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    braccare, cacciare, rintracciare
    pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
    impaniare, imprigionare, intrappolare, irretire
    catch in or as if in a trap
    uccellare
    hunt fowl in the forest
    scroccare
    collect or look around for (food)
    type of:
    acquisire, ottenere, prendere, ricevere, trarre
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  2. verb
    take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
    synonyms: acchiappare, impigliare, pescare
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    arpionare
    spear with a harpoon
    pescare
    catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
    intercettare
    seize on its way
    type of:
    abbrancare, acciuffare, afferrare, agguantare, arraffare, ghermire, pigliare
    take hold of; grab
  3. verb
    defeat someone through trickery or deceit
    synonyms: abbindolare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
  4. verb
    deprive somebody of something by deceit
    synonyms: abbindolare, aggirare, barare, buggerare, buscherare, circondurre, ciurmare, cuccare, gabbare, giocare, imbrogliare, infinocchiare, ingannare, minchionare, raggirare, turlupinare
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    bagnare, strozzare
    rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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