стиснутися

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstɪsnʊtesʲɐ]

Verb

сти́снутися • (stýsnutysja) pf (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)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (contract (physiological context)): скороти́тися pf (skorotýtysja)
  • (hug): обійня́тися pf (obijnjátysja)

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