отжимать

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Russian

Etymology

от- (ot-) +‎ -жима́ть (-žimátʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

отжима́ть (otžimátʹimpf (perfective отжа́ть)

  1. to squeeze dry
  2. to squeeze out (liquid)
  3. (colloquial) to push back, to drive back, to force to retreat
  4. (technical) to force to separate under pressure (e.g. a valve, a layer of rock)
  5. (colloquial) to extort, to expropriate, to seize or take the possession of something by physical force, menace or other illegal and ingenuine means

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