apretado
Meaning
apretar
- (transitive) to squeeze
- (transitive) to tighten, constrict or compress
- (transitive) to press (e.g., a button)
- (transitive) to pull (e.g., the trigger)
- (transitive) to grit (e.g., one's teeth), to clench (e.g., one's fist)
- (transitive) to push down (e.g., a toilet plunger)
- (transitive) to hold back
- (transitive) to hold on to something
Concepts
Opposite of
flojo, suelto
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧pre‧ta‧do
Pronounced as (IPA)
/apɾeˈtado/
Etymology
From apretar (“to squeeze”).
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