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1 compress
[kəm'pres](to press together; to force into a narrower space: All his belongings were compressed into a very small suitcase.) þrÿsta/þjappa saman- compression
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2 knead
[ni:d](to press together and work (dough etc) with the fingers: His mother was kneading (dough) in the kitchen.) hnoða -
3 crush
1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) kremja2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) bögglast3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) kveða niður4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) troða2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) troðningur- crushing -
4 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) sulta- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) troðfylla, þjappa2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) troða3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) festa(st)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trufla2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) öngþveiti, troðningur, stífla2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) vandræði•- jam on -
5 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) kreista2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) troða(st)3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) kreista2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) kreisting; knús2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) þrengsli3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) nokkrir dropar af4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) kreppa, samdráttur•- squeezer- squeeze up
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