Squeeze or press together
English: compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Bahasa: memegang, rapat, menekan, menggenggam, memerah, mengerutkan, meregangkan, meremas
memerasBahasa Indonesia
squeeze, wring, blackmail, extort, pressure
Less common
#12,039 of the corpus · 4.8 per million words · 20,700 occurrences
From peras (meN-) · rare, #25,126
Verb
To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
English: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
Bahasa: menghancurkan, menggenggam, memerah, menggiling, meremas, menumpas, menjepit, mengapit
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
English: coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
Bahasa: menekan, memaksa, mendesak, terpaksa, paksa, memaksakan, memerah, menjepit
11 more verb senses
Draw from, make good use of
English: exploit, tap
Bahasa: menggunakan, memanfaatkan, mempergunakan, mengeksploitasi, menyadap, mengeruk, menokok, menutuk
Obtain by coercion or intimidation
English: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
Bahasa: memaksa, mendesak, memerah, mengintimidasi, perah, melotot, peras, menjepit
Extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing
English: wring out, squeeze out
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Twist and press out of shape
English: contort, deform, distort, wring
Bahasa: mengubah, mengganggu, cacat, terganggu, memerah, memburukkan, memulas, mencacati
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Get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
English: extort, wring from
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Rip off, ask an unreasonable price
English: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Bahasa: menipu, merampok, merampas, meresap, merendam, menggaet, mengait, meronce
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Exert pressure on someone through threats
English: blackmail, blackjack, pressure
Bahasa: menekan
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Twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
English: wring, wrench
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Press firmly
English: squeeze
Bahasa: menekan, menggenggam, memerah, menjepit, mengapit, memulas, memampat
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Obtain through threats
English: blackmail
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Twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
English: wring
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