стиснутися

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From сти́снути (stýsnuty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian сти́снуться (stísnutʹsja), Belarusian сці́снуцца (scísnucca), Polish ścisnąć się.

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сти́снутися (stýsnutysjapf (imperfective стиска́тися or сти́скуватися)

  1. to contract, to shrink
  2. to tighten (to become tighter)
    се́рце сти́слося / сти́снулося (у кого́сь) (idiomatic)
    sérce stýslosja / stýsnulosja (u kohósʹ)
    (somebody's) heart tightened, heart sank
  3. to clench, to become clenched
  4. to huddle together, to squeeze together
  5. (of hands) to clasp each other, to squeeze each other
  6. (colloquial) to hug [+ з (instrumental) = (with) somebody]
  7. passive of сти́снути pf (stýsnuty)

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