{"def":{"short":"to pinch, i.e., (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it)","long":["to narrow, form, nip, pinch, squeeze, wink, purse",["(Qal) to pinch","(Pual) to be nipped or pinched off, be formed"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"k’ɔːˈrɑt͡sˤ","ipa_mod":"kɑːˈʁɑt͡s","sbl":"qāraṣ","dic":"kaw-RAHTS","dic_mod":"ka-RAHTS"}}