serrer

Meaning

1. to tighten (a screw, a knot)
2. to shake (hands)
3. to squeeze
4. to hug, to stay close to
5. to squeeze
6. to shake (hands)
7. (slang) to seduce; to flirt with
8. (slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)

Concepts

squeeze

press

tighten

hug

pinch

clasp

lock up

oppress

stow

strain

grip

clench

hold

put away

shut up

strech

wind up

constrict

fasten

bearhug

shake hands

condense

confine

enclose

rack

squash

stress

tense

cramp

press firmly

clamp

strangle

be tight

mash

clutch

exert pressure on

furl

roll up

take in

hold tight

draw tight

bind

tie up

crush

lock

strike

tie

turn on

turn

milk

make narrow

be narrow

confined

defecate

crowd

mix

run over

tie knot

tie tightly

tight

wring

hold tightly

corner

encumber

knead

mold

shape

drive home

pull

weigh upon

clinch

clutches

grasp

shake

keep

stay

lean back

press down

push

centralize

centralise

tauten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛ.ʁe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French serrer, from Vulgar Latin *serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”), from Latin sera (“bolt, crossbar”).