Russian-English translations for жать

• reap
  to reap a benefit from exertions
  Until a child process is reaped, it may be listed in the process table as a zombie or defunct process
• be tight
• be too tight
• crop
  the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market
  it was a good crop that year
  a crop of ideas
• cut
  Would you please cut the cake?
  I have three diamonds to cut today
  The patient said she had been cutting since the age of thirteen.
• draw near
  I became nervous as my wedding day drew near.
  The crowd drew near to the speaker.
• harvest
  Harvest is usually very damp and rainy
  This years cotton harvest was great but the corn harvest was disastrous.
  Harvesting is a stressing, thirsty occupation
• lift
  The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear.
  You never lift a finger to help me!
  She lifts twice a week at the gym.
• mow
  He mowed the lawn every few weeks in the summer.
• pinch
  The children were scolded for pinching each other.
  This shoe pinches my foot.
  Someone has pinched my handkerchief!
• press
  a flower press
  Stop the presses!
  according to a member of the press
• rush
  A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume
  Many errors were made in the rush to finish
  a rush of water;  a rush of footsteps
• sickle
  a sickle moon
• squeeze
  I squeezed the ball between my hands.
  Please dont squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle.
  I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space.
• squeeze out
  Squeeze out some toothpaste and put it on your toothbrush
  I auditioned and I would have had the role, but I got squeezed out by a more experienced actor
  They came from nowhere to take over second place, squeezing out the previously eighth-place team