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to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady
to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to press (a body part)
to get a hold of; to obtain; to seize; to catch; to arrest
to grasp (a point); to comprehend
to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress; to hold back; to check; to curb; to contain
彼は扉を強く押えて開けた。
He held the door firmly and opened it.
警官が容疑者の肩を強く押えた。
The officer firmly held down the suspect's shoulder.
看護師が患者の傷口をガーゼで押えている。
The nurse is pressing gauze against the patient's wound.