Let's learn about "꽉"

* 꽉 has the following meanings

1) [힘을 주는 모양(giving strength)] tight(ly); fast; firmly

- 꽉 쥐다 : grasp firmly / grip with force / take a firm grip of / squeeze

- 주먹을 꽉 쥐다 : tighten[clench / double] one's fists

- 허리띠를 꽉 죄다 : wear a belt tight / tighten[buckle / notch] one's belt

- 기둥을 꽉 붙들다  :hold on tight to a pole

- 입을 꽉 다물다 : close one's lips tightly

- 그녀는 입을 꽉 다물고 있었다 : She sealed her lips tightly

- 나는 라켓을 꽉 쥐었다 : I gripped the racket firmly

- 그는 내 손을 꽉 쥐었다 : He squeezed my hand. / He pressed my hand hard.

- 그녀는 입을 꽉 다물고 나를 노려보았다 : She stared at me with her mouth tightly shut. / She stared at me shutting her mouth tight

2) [가득 찬 모양(the state of being filled with the inside)] close(ly); tight(ly); fully; compactly; to the full; chock-full

- 트렁크에 꽉 채워 넣다 : pack a trunk tight(ly)[close].

- 꽉 차 있다 : be packed to the full / be chock-full of / be crammed with

- 상자에는 옷이 꽉 들어차 있었다 : The box was packed tightly with clothing

- 이 근처에는 집들이 꽉 들어차 있다 : In this neighborhood. the houses are closely packed[crowded close] together

- 그녀는 헌옷을 상자에 꽉 채웠다 : She stuffed the old clothes into a box. / She stuffed the box with old clothing

- 그는 스케줄이 아침부터 밤까지 꽉 차 있다 : His schedule is jam-packed from morning to night

- 우리는 한 방에 콩나물처럼 꽉 쑤셔 넣어졌다 : We were packed[jammed] like sardines into a single room

- 홀에는 사람들이 꽉 들어차 있었다 : The hall was filled[packed / crammed] to capacity with people

3) [참고 견디는 모양(the state of being patient)] patiently; firmly

- 꽉 참다 : bear up / suffer patiently / bear firmly

- 그는 괴로움을 꽉 참았다 : He bore his affliction patiently[bravely]

- 그녀는 울고 싶은 충동을 꽉 참았다 : She resisted an impulse to cry out