klemmen — meaning in English

English meaning

• clip noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
• nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
• squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
• wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

klemmen is used for these senses in English:

• clip To fasten with a clip.
• nick (transitive, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) To arrest.
• squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
• wedge (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.

clip — full definition

1. noun A device used to fasten or hold things together.
2. verb To fasten something with a clip.
3. verb To cut something short, especially with scissors or shears.
4. noun A short extract taken from a longer video, film, or broadcast.
5. verb To hit or strike something briefly in passing.

nick — full definition

1. noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
2. noun British slang for a police station or prison.
3. noun British slang for condition or state, as in "in good nick".
4. verb To cut or scratch slightly.
5. verb British slang meaning to steal.

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