sıkıştırmak

Meaning

causative of sıkışmak: to compress

sıkışmak

  1. (intransitive) to be/get in a tight spot; to be backed into a corner
  2. (intransitive) to become jammed
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to run out of arguments; to be unable to answer an argument

Frequency

40k
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صیقشدیرمق (sıkıştırmak). Equivalent to sıkış- (“to squeeze”) + -tır.

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