ligar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to link, join
2. (transitive) to tie
3. (colloquial,intransitive) to pull; to score (kiss or have sex)
4. (intransitive) to flirt
5. (Argentina,transitive) to obtain; to get

Concepts

tie

bind

connect

link

associate

join

ligate

fasten

tie up

alloy

attach

tie on

pick up

affix

appoint

determine

fix

make fast

moor

secure

set

stick

stick to the pan

tether

knot

ligature

append

mix

ligate, ligation

undo

untie

combine

colligate

link up

relate

tie in

yoke

flirt

gird

chat up

court

hit on

Hyphenated as

li‧gar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liˈɡaɾ/

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”). Compare the doublet liar, which may have (Old) French influence or origins, as well as the inherited Old Spanish form legar (“to tie, bind”) (in modern Spanish, this word survives as a rare regionalism, often with a specialized sense such as "tie or bind a sheep for shearing", or "to join together, unite").