arrapar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ rapar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.rəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.raˈpaɾ]

Verb

arrapar (first-person singular present arrapo, first-person singular preterite arrapí, past participle arrapat)

1. to take away, to carry away
2. to scratch, to remove
3. (reflexive) to cling
   • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 7, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:

     S'arrapen a l'escorça dels arbres, com els musclos a les roques, i necessito extreure'ls amb una navalla.

     They cling to the bark of the trees, like the mussels do to the rocks, and I need to take them off them with a knife.

Synonyms

• esgarrapar