отжать
Russian
verb
Definitions
- to squeeze dry
- to squeeze out (liquid)
- (colloquial) to push back, to drive back, to force to retreat
- (technical) to force to separate under pressure (e.g. a valve, a layer of rock)
- (colloquial) to extort, to expropriate, to seize or take the possession of something by physical force, menace or other illegal and ingenuine means
Etymology
Affix from Russian жать (reap, press, squeeze, harvest).
Origin
Russian
жать
Gloss
reap, press, squeeze, harvest
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process