atracar
/atɾaˈkaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to assault in order to rob, to mug
⚓ a- + tracar (trazar, to draw/haul) → pull a boat up to the dock, or pull someone in
Think of atracar as hauling something close: a ship is pulled alongside a pier (to moor), a mugger closes in on a victim (to assault and rob), and two people pull close to kiss (to make out). One core sense, three uses: bringing something tightly up against something else.