engrapar

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar [c. 1900].

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
• Homophone: engrapà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapí, past participle engrapat)

1. (transitive) to hold tightly (something) with the hands.

   Synonyms: agafar, aferrar

2. (transitive) ) to secure (something) with a staple.

   Synonym: grapar

• engrapadora

• grapa

• “engrapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “engrapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “engrapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “engrapar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• engrampar (nonstandard)

From en- +‎ grapa +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /enɡɾaˈpaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gra‧par

engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapé, past participle engrapado)

1. (transitive) to clamp, cramp
2. (transitive) to staple

   Synonym: grapar

• “engrapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024