enganxar

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Etymology[edit]

From en- +‎ ganxo (hook) +‎ -ar.

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enganxar (first-person singular present enganxo, first-person singular preterite enganxí, past participle enganxat)

  1. to stick (together), to paste
  2. to attach, to hitch (up), to hook up
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to stick, to adhere [+ a/en (object) = to]
  4. (computing) to paste (insert an item previously saved to memory)
    Coordinate terms: copiar, retallar
  5. (military) to recruit
  6. (figurative) to catch, ensnare, inveigle, rope in
  7. (figurative, takes a reflexive pronoun) get hooked (on drugs, etc.)

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