concertinanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒn.səˈtiː.nə/us/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈtiː.nə/a musical instrument with a folding middle part that is played by pushing both ends together with the hands and pressing buttons
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- flute
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- sax
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
- wind chimes
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concertinaverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌkɒn.səˈtiː.nə/us/ˌkɑːn.sɚˈtiː.nə/UKto fold, crush, or push together:
In the accident, several cars concertinaed into each other.
figurative Could we concertina the three meetings into one morning?
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Squeezing and grinding
- compact
- compress
- compression
- constrict
- crush
- depress
- firm
- grind
- grind sth into sth
- ground
- mill
- pack
- pound
- pulp
- pulverize
- scrunch
- shut
- shut sth in sth
- squeeze
- squinch
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