ужать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊˈʐatʲ]

Etymology 1

у- (u-) +‎ жать (žatʹ, to press, to squeeze)

Verb

ужа́ть • (užátʹpf (imperfective ужима́ть)

  1. to compress, to squeeze smaller
  2. to reduce the size of (e.g. a dress)
  3. (colloquial) to reduce (a budget, a salary, etc.)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • ужима́ться impf (užimátʹsja), ужа́ться pf (užátʹsja)
  • ужима́ние (užimánije)
  • ужи́мка (užímka), ужи́мочка (užímočka)

Etymology 2

у- (u-) +‎ жать (žatʹ, to reap, to harvest)

Verb

ужа́ть • (užátʹpf (imperfective ужина́ть)

  1. to cut (grain, etc.) at the root using a scythe or reaper
  2. to harvest (all of a field)
Conjugation