сти́снуть — meaning in English

English meaning

• clamp noun A device used to hold or squeeze objects tightly together.
• clench verb To hold something very tightly.
• grip verb To take hold of something firmly, especially with the hand.
• squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.

Senses

сти́снуть is used for these senses in English:

• clamp (transitive) To hold or grip tightly.
• grip (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
• squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

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 hold something very tightly.
2. verb To shut something firmly, leaving no gap.
3. verb A dated form of clinch (“make certain, finalize”).

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