apretar 1

apretar
1 vtr (pulsar un botón) to press; (el cinturón, un tornillo) to tighten; (el gatillo) to pull: me aprietan los zapatos, these shoes are too tight for me|2 vi el calor ha apretado en julio, it was really hot in July
n apretarse vr to squeeze together, crowd together; fig a. el cinturón, to tighten one’s belt.