тесни́ть

rare #28271

verbimperfective perfective is стесни́ть

1.
to crowd, to squeeze, to press together
Дере́вья тесня́т друг дру́га.
The trees crowd one another.
Of objects or people pressed close together so that there is no room.
2.
to push back, to drive back, to force backmilitary
На́ши войска тесни́ли врага́.
Our troops were driving the enemy back.
3.
to pinch, to be too tight, to press
Новые ту́фли тесня́т ноги́.
The new shoes pinch my feet.
4.
to oppress, to weigh on, to constrict
Трево́га тесни́т грудь.
Anxiety weighs on my chest.
Usually of grief or anxiety weighing on the chest or heart.

Examples

Новые дома тесно теснят старые улицы.
The new buildings are crowding in tightly around the old streets.
Враги теснили наш отряд к реке.
The enemy was pushing our unit back toward the river.
Толпа теснила его к самому выходу.
The crowd pressed him all the way toward the exit.

Imperative
ты	тесни́
вы	тесни́те

Active present	тесня́щий	crowding, pressing, squeezing, constricting
Active past	тесни́вший	pressing, crowding, squeezing (past active participle of 'теснить')
Passive present	тесни́мый	hard-pressed, pressed, crowded, pushed back
Passive past	теснённый	pressed, cramped, constrained
Gerund present	тесня́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	теснив теснивши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
тесни́ть	-	to crowd; to push back; to pinch; to oppress
тесни́ться	-	to crowd
вы́теснить	вы-	to force out
оттесни́ть	от-	to press back