tetris
To arrange items in a constrained spaceTo arrange items in a constrained space.
» Tom was fired after being caught playing Tetris at work.
Тома уволили, после того как застали за игрой в тетрис на рабочем месте.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To arrange items in a constrained space.
It will be hard to tetris all this furniture into the moving van.
Examples
6 sentencesTom was fired after being caught playing Tetris at work.
ruТома уволили, после того как застали за игрой в тетрис на рабочем месте. — odexed
Tom is playing Tetris.
She's playing Tetris.
Вона грає у Тетріс. — deniko
ruОна играет в тетрис. — marafon
deSie spielt Tetris. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's playing Tetris.
Він грає у Тетріс. — deniko
ruОн играет в тетрис. — Selena777
deEr spielt Tetris. — Manfredo
Packing a moving truck is like playing Tetris.
Origin
From Tetris.From Tetris.
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Forms
tetrises, tetrising, tetrised, tetrisedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle