coincer
French → English
(physical) To jam or wedge: to fix firmly in a place so that movement is impossible
Fais attention à ne pas te coincer les doigts dans la portière.
(English) Be careful not to jam your fingers in the car door.
Le tiroir est resté coincé car un objet bloque le rail au fond.
(English) The drawer is stuck because an object is blocking the rail at the back.
(figurative) To corner: to force someone into a position they cannot escape from
La police a fini par coincer le voleur dans une impasse sombre.
(English) The police eventually cornered the thief in a dark dead end.
Il s'est retrouvé coincé par ses propres mensonges lors de l'interrogatoire.
(English) He found himself trapped by his own lies during the interrogation.
Entry ID: fr:en:coincer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary