enganchar
/enɡanˈt͡ʃaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to hook
🪝 en- (in/on) + gancho (hook) + -ar = to put a hook on, to hook
Built from en- plus gancho, meaning hook. Literally 'to hook onto' something, like a fish or a coat. That extends to catching someone in your clutches, or getting hooked on a drug and getting high.