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* kapell|xhi' nm (np ~nj) (Bot) puffball fungus

ka'et vpr 1 to extend the hand in a grasping motion 2 to come to blows/grips: grapple, fight 3 to climb up 4 to latch/hang/hold on 5 to begin to regain one's economic well-being: get back on one's feet
kap·et me [ ] to pick on [ ] unfairly
kap·et pas <> to hang/hold/latch on to <>; stick to <>
kap·et pas fijes sė perit/flokut/kashtės to rest on an unsound basis, be built on sand; be grasping at straws, have vain hopes
kap·et pas fjalės/fjalėsh to give undue emphasis to words grabbed out of context
kap·et pėr fyti/gryke me [ ] to quarrel/fight bitterly with [ ]
S'kapet qielli me dorė. [Prov] "The sky cannot be grasped by the hand." That is an impossible proposal. No way!
kap·et pas shkumėve//pėr shkume to be wasting one's effort

ka'pė nf 1 = kape'lė 2 sheaf of grain 3 rubber nipple, pacifier