жать — meaning in English
zhat
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English meaning
- lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
- mow verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- press verb To push firmly against something, or push down on a button or surface.
- reap verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
- sickle noun A hand tool with a short handle and a curved blade, used for cutting grass or grain crops.
Senses
жать is used for these senses in English:
- lift (informal, intransitive) To lift weights; to weight-lift.
- mow (transitive) To cut down grass or crops.
- reap (transitive) To cut (for example a grain) with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine
- squeeze out (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see squeeze, out.
- weightlift (intransitive, rare, sports) To practise weightlifting.
lift — full definition
- verb To raise something to a higher position.
- verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
- verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
- noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
- noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.
mow — full definition
- verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
- verb To kill or knock down in large numbers, often violently (usually as "mow down").