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ka'p·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 së perit/flokut/kashtës to rest on an unsound basis, be built on sand; be grasping at straws, have vain hopes • kap·et pas fjalës/fjalësh to give undue emphasis to words grabbed out of context • kap·et për fyti/gryke me [ ] to quarrel/fight bitterly with [ ] • S'kapet qielli me dorë. [Prov] "The sky cannot be grasped by the hand." That is an impossible proposal. No way! • kap·et pas shkumëve//për shkume to be wasting one's effort ka'pë nf 1 = kape'lë 2 sheaf of grain 3 rubber nipple, pacifier kapëll|o'·n vt to overcome