abboccare

== Italian == === Etymology === From a- +‎ bocca (“mouth”) +‎ -are. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.bokˈka.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: ab‧boc‧cà‧re === Verb === abboccàre (first-person singular present abbócco, first-person singular past historic abboccài, past participle abboccàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, rare) to bite or take with the mouth (intransitive, also figurative, by extension) to take the bait [auxiliary avere] (transitive, rare) to fill up (a glass, jar, etc.) to the top (transitive) to join or connect (tubes, ducts, etc.) (intransitive) to be joined or connected (of tubes, ducts, etc.) [auxiliary avere] (transitive, by extension) to connect two organs (in surgery) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (fill up): colmare, riempire, rabboccare (take the bait): cascarci, abboccare all'amo, cadere in trappola (connect): combaciare, allegare ==== Related terms ==== abboccamento abbocchevole === See also === abboccato