tinkatu

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1.

a. ( estutu ) to squeeze; besoa min egiteraino \tinkatu zion he squeezed her arm until it hurt

b. ( eskua ) to shake; esku bat hartu nion eta \tinkatu I took her hand and shook it eskuak \tinkatu zituzten they shook hands

c. ( hertsatu ) to harry, harrass; badira aldi batzuk gogoeta gaiztoak tinkatzen bainaute there are moments when I am harried by evil thoughts

d. ( gogortu ) to harden

2. ( finkatu, irmo kokatu ) to hold in place, hold up; zurtoi bat harriz \tinkatu to hold a stake up with a stone; sendo \tinkaturiko usadioaren fama the fame of a firmly-rooted tradition

3. ( tenkatu ) Arkaismoa. to stretch