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klemme homograph 2

verbverb

to squeeze, to press · to hug · to pinch (of a shoe)

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; jamfør klammea bracket from Low German; compare klammea bracket

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. trykke, presse noe hardt sammen slik at det endrer form to squeeze, to press something hard so that it changes shape
    • klemme noe flatt to squash something flat
    • klemme fingeren i dørsprekken to catch one's finger in the door
    • skoen klemmer the shoe pinches
  2. gi en klem (1)a hug to give a hugklem (1)
    • kysse og klemme to kiss and cuddle
  3. presse (II, 1)to press i en viss retning;
    sprenge (6)to force one's way
    to presspresse (II, 1) in a certain direction;
    to force one's waysprenge (6)
    • klemme seg fram to squeeze one's way forward
    • klemme seg sammen to press together
  4. tynge (2)to weigh down, knuge (2)to oppress to weigh downtynge (2), to oppressknuge (2)
    • noe klemmer for brystet something feels tight across the chest

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

klemme i vei sette i gang to get going Eng. phraseto get cracking
klemme på drive på, henge i to carry on, to work hard at something Eng. phraseto keep at it
klemme til
  1. sette i gang for fullt to get going in earnest Eng. phraseto go all out
  2. slå til noen to strike someone Eng. phraseto let someone have it