quetschen

From Middle High German quetzen, possibly influenced or from Old French quasser (“to break”). Cognate with Middle Low German quattern, Dutch kwetsen, Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɛtʃən/, [ˈkʰvɛtʃn̩]

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quetschen (weak, third-person singular present quetscht, past tense quetschte, past participle gequetscht, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to squeeze, to squish (to exert strong targeted pressure on something, pushing against an obstacle or resistance)
   1. to crush, to pinch (to hurt a body part through pressure from a heavy object) [with dative]

      Ich habe mir den Daumen in der Tür gequetscht.

      I (accidentally) crushed by thumb in the door.

   2. (figurative) to squeeze (to force into a space beyond its usual capacity)
2. (reflexive) to squeeze (to press oneself into or through a tight space)

   Sie quetschte sich durch die enge Luke. ― She squeezed through the narrow hatch.

   1. (figurative) to squeeze oneself (to enter into a space beyond its usual capacity)

      Sie haben sich zu siebt ins Auto gequetscht. ― All seven of them squeezed themselves into the car.

• Quetschung
• Quetsche

• “quetschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “quetschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “quetschen” in Duden online
• “quetschen” in OpenThesaurus.de