No. 16,659 in Russian
сжать
To compress, squeeze, or tighten.
In a sentence
Он сжал ручку так, что она сломалась.
He gripped the pen so tightly that it broke.
Here, 'сжал' is used in the sense of 'to grip or squeeze something tightly'.
Она пыталась сжать документы в архив.
She tried to compress the documents into an archive.
Here, 'сжать' is used in the sense of 'to compress or condense something'.
Из-за холода он сжал губы, чтобы согреться.
He pressed his lips together due to the cold, trying to warm up.
Here, 'сжал' is used in the sense of 'to press or bring something together'.
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