Swedish

Noun

kläm c

1. a squeeze; a narrow passage or a difficult situation

   sitta i kläm

   be in a squeeze, be stuck

   hamna i kläm

   get in a squeeze, get stuck

2. energy, emphasis, force, skill; med kläm
3. a point, a punch line of a joke (a final emphasis); also slutkläm
4. a short summary
5. (in Finland) a petition to parliament or a municipal assembly

Declension

Related terms

• klämdag
• klämkäck
• klämma
• slutkläm

See also

• hamna
• knipa
• sitta
• sticket

Verb

kläm

1. imperative of klämma.

References

• kläm in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)