trycka

From Old Swedish þrykkia, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną.

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trycka (present trycker, preterite tryckte, supine tryckt, imperative tryck)

1. to press, to push

   För att stänga av programmet, tryck Alt+F4

   To shut down the program, press Alt+F4

   Du kan inte dra upp den dörren. Du måste trycka.

   You can't pull that door open. You have to push.

2. to print (with a printing press or the like)

   trycka tidningar

   print newspapers

3. to be oppressive (often of heat), (of heat) to be stifling

   tryckande värme/hetta

   oppressive/stifling heat

4. to stay (somewhere), in a somewhat ensconced manner; to hole up, to lurk

   trycka på basen

   hole up [stay] in the base

   lejon som trycker i buskarna

   lions lurking ["pressing"] in the bushes

5. to be a mental burden
6. (slang) to fuck

   Jag tryckte henne

   I fucked her

   trycka någon i prutten

   fuck someone in the pooper

In the spoken language the past tense forms tröck(s) are also used regionally.

• tryckande

• trycka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trycka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trycka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)