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Ichidan verb, transitive verb

1. to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain.
2. to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to.
3. to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain.
4. towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face. As 〜をつかまえて.