сжа́ться — meaning in English
szhatsya
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English meaning
- clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
- contract noun A written or spoken agreement, especially one intended to be enforceable by law.
- cower verb To crouch down or shrink back in fear.
- shrink verb To become or make smaller.
Senses
сжа́ться is used for these senses in English:
- clamp (transitive, intransitive) To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
- compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
- contract (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- shrink (intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
clamp — full definition
- noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
- noun A device fitted to a car wheel to stop it being driven until a fine is paid.
- verb To fasten or hold something tightly in place.
- verb To immobilise a vehicle using a wheel clamp.
compress — full definition
- verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
- verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
- noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.