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붙들다

butdeulda[붇뜰다]Intermediate · TOPIK II

hold; grasp; grab

Verb

  1. 1

    hold; grasp; grab

    To hold something so as not to drop or lose it.

    Korean definition: 무엇을 떨어뜨리거나 놓치지 않도록 쥐다.

    • Mother clung tightly to the teacher's arm and pleaded.

    • Minjun put me on his motorcycle and told me to hold on tight to his waist.

  2. 2

    catch; stop; seize

    To hold someone to keep him/her from running away.

    Korean definition: 사람을 달아나지 못하게 잡다.

    • Quick, grab that thief and stop him!

    • The police held the suspect so he couldn't escape and questioned him until they got a confession.

  3. 3

    hold; stop

    To stop someone to keep him/her from walking on.

    Korean definition: 남을 가지 못하게 멈추어 세우다.

    • Grandma kept holding on to the person who was leaving and wouldn't let go.

    • Mother kept her daughter-in-law there and had her clean anchovies.

  4. 4

    hold on to; cling to

    To stick to something.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일에 매달리다.

    • The way of survival for our farming villages lies in holding on to rice farming to the end.

    • Yumin wrestled all night with a math problem she couldn't solve.