apretar

Meaning

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

Concepts

press

squeeze

tighten

pinch

oppress

push

press together

compress

squash

strain

clench

fasten

clasp

compact

constrict

lock up

condense

confine

enclose

put away

rack

shut up

stow

strech

stress

tense

wind up

be tight

grasp

jam

pack

press down

pull

tie

knead

shake hands

contract

accelerate

advance

affirm

dwell

further

hasten

hurry

insist

maintain

promote

speed up

urge

exert pressure on

get worse

pack in

pack tight

grip

harass

hug

lock

push down

quicken

set

throng

turn

clamp

clutch

constrain

constringe

cramp

afflict

heat

warm up

print

wrap

lace

repress

crush

extrude

squeeze out

drive home

chock up

cram

jampack

ram

wad

force

squeeze for

double

keep

stay

be too tight

reshape

press firmly

wring

exert pressure

upon

Hyphenated as

a‧pre‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/apɾeˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin appectorāre (undergoing metathesis in Old Spanish; compare similar occurrences in pretal, pretil, pretina), from Latin pectus (“chest”). Compare Portuguese apertar, Catalan apitrar.