agarrado

adj. mean; tight-fisted, like a scrooge

v. grasp, seize; grip; take root (Botany); get drunk, get sloshed; get; take; stock up; (vulgar) have sex with (Caribbean); understand, grapple (Central America, Caribbean and Mexico)

v. fight; grip, hold on to; grapple; (Latin America) resent, begrudge

adj. clinging, stuck to

v. seize, grasp; catch, clutch; get hold of, gripe

= grip.
Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
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* agarrarse = clutch.
* agarrarse a = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling to.
* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo = catch at + straws.
* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.
* agarrarse los machos = batten down + the hatches.