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стискам — meaning in English

stiskam

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English meaning

  • clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  • clench verb To grip or hold fast.
  • squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
  • wring verb To twist and squeeze something, especially wet fabric, to force liquid out of it.

Senses

стискам is used for these senses in English:

  • clamp (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
  • squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
  • wring (archaic, or, Britain, dialectal, also, figuratively) To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.

clamp — full definition

  1. noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
  2. noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
  3. verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
  4. verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.

clench — full definition

  1. verb To grip or hold fast.
  2. verb To close tightly.
  3. verb Dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).

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