prensar

Definitions of prensar
  1. verb
    squeeze or press together
    synonyms: apretar, compactar, comprimir, estrechar, estrujar
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    ahogar, estrangular, sofocar
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    convulsionar, crispar
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    convulsionar, crispar
    cause to contract
    ahogar, estrangular, sofocar
    wring the neck of
    type of:
    angostar, apretar, contraerse, estirarse, estrechar, estrecharse
    become tight or tighter
  2. verb
    exert pressure or force to or upon
    synonyms: apretar, presionar, pulsar
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    estrujar, exprimir
    press firmly
    aplastar, chafar, estrujar, exprimir, machacar, majar, moler, triturar
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    moler, triturar
    press or grind with a crushing noise
    versar
    exert a force with a heavy weight
    apretar, empujar
    press against forcefully without moving
    apretar
    squeeze together tightly
    type of:
    contactar, tocar
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  3. verb
    press firmly
    synonyms: estrujar, exprimir
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    apretar
    squeeze together tightly
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    apretar, presionar, pulsar
    exert pressure or force to or upon
  4. verb
    to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
    synonyms: aplastar, chafar, estrujar, exprimir, machacar, majar, moler, triturar
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    apretar, presionar, pulsar
    exert pressure or force to or upon
  5. verb
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
    synonyms: apretar, calzar, comprimir, encajar, exprimir
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    comprimir, condensar
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
    afirmar, apisonar
    press down tightly
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    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  6. verb
    walk through mud or mire
    synonyms: aplastar, desmenuzar, estrujar, machacar
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    ir de puntillas
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
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