sıkıştırmak — meaning in English

English meaning

• squeeze verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
• wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

sıkıştırmak is used for these senses in English:

• squeeze (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
• wedge (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.

squeeze — full definition

1. verb To press something firmly from two or more sides.
2. verb To force something into a tight space, or manage to fit it in.
3. verb To put pressure on someone, financially or otherwise.
4. noun An act of pressing or hugging something.
5. noun A difficult situation caused by limited time, money, or space.

wedge — full definition

1. noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.
2. noun A piece of food or other material cut into this triangular shape.
3. noun Something that creates a division or growing gap between people or things.
4. verb To force something tightly into a narrow space.

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