serrer

Meaning

to tighten (a screw, a knot)
to shake (hands)
to squeeze
to hug, to stay close to
to squeeze
to shake (hands)
(slang) to seduce; to flirt with
(slang) to pinch (to arrest, apprehend someone)

strech

press firmly

be tight

draw tight

exert pressure on

tie tightly

be narrow

hold tightly

weigh upon

tie knot

lean back

make narrow

press down

appuyer (sur)

appuyer en écrasant

être à l’étroit

fermer hermétiquement

mettre à l’étroit

serrer plus fort

se centraliser

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛ.ʁe/

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

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