apretado

Meaning

apretar

  1. (transitive) to squeeze
  2. (transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
  3. (transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
  4. (transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
  5. (transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
  6. (transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
  7. (transitive) to hold back
  8. (transitive) to hold on to something

Opposite of
flojo, suelto
Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
a‧pre‧ta‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/apɾeˈtado/
Etymology

From apretar (“to squeeze”).

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