צוּק (ṣûq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning constrain. It appears
11 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6693).
Also rendered
to press
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1895)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1895)constrain, bring into straits, press upon; compress, oppress, distress; lie sore, press, pressor, straiten
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
צוּקverb: constrain, bring into straits, press upon
Hiphil constrain, bring into straits, press upon
Strong's H6693צוּק: to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress KJV:constrain, distress, lie sore, (op-) press(-or), straiten.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.