encajar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • to insert, put into
  • to fit, to dovetail
  • to push in
  • to make sense, add up, be reasonable
  • to give; to deliver a hit, punch, kick etc.
  • (intransitive) to fit in
  • (reflexive) to fit; squeeze (into)
  • (reflexive) to pull on; slip on clothes

Etymology

Affix from Spanish, Castilian caja (box).

Origin

Spanish

caja

Gloss

box

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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