abpressen

See also: Abpressen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ pressen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔapˈpʁɛsn̩], /apˈpʁɛsən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧pres‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩

Verb

abpressen (weak, third-person singular present presst ab, past tense presste ab, past participle abgepresst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to extort
    Synonyms: abnötigen, erpressen
  2. (transitive) to squeeze, to compress
    Synonyms: abdrücken, abschnüren

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