enganchar
transitive verb
1 (conectar con gancho) (gen) to hook; [+caballo] to harness; [+carro, remolque] to hitch up; (Mecánica) to couple; connect; [+dos vagones] to couple up
2 (atrapar) to nab (familiar)
lo enganchó la policía robando en la joyería the police nabbed him robbing the jeweller's (familiar)