вцепиться

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Russian

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Etymology

в- (v-) +‎ -цепи́ть (-cepítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

вцепи́ться (vcepítʹsjapf (imperfective вцепля́ться)

  1. to seize, to grasp, to clutch
    Она́ зло́бно вцепи́лась ему́ в во́лосы.
    Oná zlóbno vcepílasʹ jemú v vólosy.
    She viciously seized him by the hair.
  2. to cling (of a sticky object)
  3. (colloquial) to not let go, to get attached emotionally, to hate to be separated (from)
  4. to bite (of hunting dogs)

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