свиване — meaning in English
svivane
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English meaning
- clench verb To grip or hold fast.
- compression noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
- constriction noun The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
- contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
- stricture noun A rule restricting behaviour or action.
Senses
свиване is used for these senses in English:
- clench A tight grip.
- compression An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- constriction The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
- contraction (biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
- contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
- stricture (medicine) Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
clench — full definition
- verb To grip or hold fast.
- verb To close tightly.
- verb Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).
compression — full definition
- noun The act of pressing something together, or the state of being pressed together.
- noun (mechanics) The stage in an engine's cycle where the fuel-air mixture is squeezed before ignition.
- noun (computing) The process of reducing the size of a digital file.