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shtrėng|o'·n I§ vt 1 to clasp, clench, grip; squeeze; constrain 2 to fasten, fasten [ ] tight; tighten 3 to cause [ ] a cramping pain; strain 4 to compel, coerce 5 to crowd [ ] (by sitting too close) 6 [Fig] to subject [ ] to discipline: restrain II§ vi to grow more and more intense • <> shtrėngo·n burgjitė "tighten the screws on <>" to make <> do what one wants: put the screws to <> • <> shtrėngo·n ēivitė "tighten the screws on <>" to make <> do what one wants: put the screws to <> • <>i shtrėngo·n darėt "tighten the pincers on <>" 1 to make <> do what one wants: put the screws to <> 2 to put under greater control: tighten the reins on <> • <>i shtrėngo·n dizgjinėt to put under greater control: tighten the reins on <> • e shtrėngo·n dorėn "squeeze one's hand" 1 to tighten up on one's spending, become more thrifty, start to scrimp 2 to be tightfisted • <> shtrėngo·n dorėn "squeeze <>'s hand" to shake <>'s hand: congratulate <> • <>i shtrėngo·n dhėmbėt nganjėherė "tighten <>'s teeth occasionally" to give <> a good taste of discipline from time to time • shtrėngo·n dhėmbėt to grit one's teeth, gather up all one's strength • <> shtrėngo·n frerin to tighten the reins on <> • ia shtrėngo·n frerin gjuhės to weigh one's words carefully before speaking
shtrėng|u'a|r shtrėng|u'e|s adj 1 serving to fasten strongly: fastening 2 causing a cramp: cramping 3 coercive |