serrer

French

verb
Definitions
  • to tighten (a screw, a knot)
  • to shake (hands)
  • to squeeze
  • (reflexive) to squeeze
  • (pronominal) to shake (hands)
  • (slang) to seduce; to flirt with

Etymology

Inherited from Old French serrer inherited from Latin serrāre, serāre (close, lock up), sera (bolt, cross-bar, crossbar, a bar, bar for fastening a door, bar).

Origin

Latin

sera

Gloss

bolt, cross-bar, crossbar, a bar, bar for fastening a door, bar

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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