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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

  1. verb To raise something to a higher position.
  2. verb To remove or cancel a restriction, ban, or rule.
  3. verb To steal something, especially casually or without much effort.
  4. noun British English word for an elevator: a device for carrying people or goods between floors.
  5. noun A free ride in someone else's vehicle.

mow — full definition

  1. verb To cut grass or crops close to the ground.
  2. verb To kill or knock down in large numbers, often violently (usually as "mow down").

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