Verb

aus|pressen

Translation

to squeeze out, to press out, to juice, to extort

Ich presse Orangen für den Saft aus.

I'm squeezing oranges for the juice.

Presse bitte den nassen Lappen aus.

Please wring out the wet cloth.

((sth.)) to squeeze sth. (out) He squeezes the juice out of the orange.

((sth.)) ((from sb.)) to extort sth. from sb. They extorted the money from him.

Synonyms: ausquetschen, ausdrücken

Composed of 'aus-' (out) and 'pressen' (to press). It means to extract something by applying pressure.

Think of pressing 'out' the juice from a fruit. It can also be used figuratively, like pressing information 'out' of a person.