estrujar

Meaning

1. to press, squeeze (so that liquid comes out)
2. (colloquial) to squeeze, squeeze tight (hug affectionately)

Concepts

squeeze

crush

wring

press

crumple

drain

embrace

extrude

hug

knead

mash

press firmly

shake hands

squash

squeeze out

tighten

squoosh

bosom

thrutch

bruise

crease

crumble

Synonyms

exprimir

coger

apretar

arrugar

desmenuzar

agarrar

apretar con la mano

dar la mano

incomodar

manosear

prensar

sobar

estrechar con la mano

escachar

añuñir

abrazar

mallugar

ajar

ordeñar

🥛

pisar

secar

seno

Translations

quetschen

presser

froisser

ausquetschen

zerknüllen

zerknittern

zerdrücken

wringen

kneten

auswringen

Hyphenated as

es‧tru‧jar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/estɾuˈxaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *extroculāre, derived (with metathesis of /r/) from Latin torculum (“wine or olive press”).