klemmen
Meaning
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- (transitive) to clamp, to squeeze
- (intransitive) to jam, to not move smoothly
Concepts
pinch
squeeze
nip
press
strum
clench
tighten
clasp
jam
stick
Frequency
Hyphenated as
klem‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɛmə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clemmen, from Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-West Germanic *klammjan.
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klem
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clamp
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