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тесни́ть — meaning in English

tesnit

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English meaning

  • beset verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.

Senses

тесни́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • beset (transitive) To surround or hem in.
  • beset (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
  • squeeze out (transitive) (sports) To force (a competitor) out of one of a limited number of winning positions by taking over that position or a higher one.

beset — full definition

  1. verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
  2. verb To surround or hem something in on all sides.

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